adverb
- in a fine manner; excellently; elegantly; delicately; minutely; nicely; subtly.
- in fine particles or pieces: finely chopped onions.
adverb
- into small pieces; minutely
- precisely or subtly
- splendidly or delicately
early 14c., “perfectly, completely,” from fine (adj.) + -ly (1). Meaning “delicately, minutely” is from 1540s; that of “excellently” is from 1680s.