FINE
adj
1. excellent or choice in quality; very good of its kind: a fine speech.
2. superior in skill, ability, or accomplishment: a fine violinist.
3. (of weather) clear and dry
4. enjoyable or satisfying: a fine time.
5. (
postpositive) quite well; in satisfactory health: I feel fine.
6. satisfactory; acceptable: that's fine by me.
7. of delicate composition or careful workmanship: fine crystal.
8. (Metallurgy) (of precious metals) pure or having a high or specified degree of purity: fine silver; gold 98 per cent fine.
9. subtle in perception; discriminating: a fine eye for antique brasses.
10. abstruse or subtle: a fine point in argument.
11. very thin or slender: fine hair.
12. very small: fine dust; fine print.
13. (of edges, blades, etc) sharp; keen
14. ornate, showy, or smart
15. good-looking; handsome: a fine young woman.
16. polished, elegant, or refined: a fine gentleman.
17. morally upright and commendable: a fine man.
18. (Cricket)
cricket (of a fielding position) oblique to and behind the wicket: fine leg.
19. (
prenominal) disappointing or terrible: a fine mess.
adv
20. quite well; all right: that suits me fine.
21. a nonstandard word for
finely
22. (Billiards & Snooker)
billiards snooker (of a stroke on the cue ball) so as to merely brush the object ball
23. cut it fine to allow little margin of time, space, etc
vb
24. to make or become finer; refine
25. (often foll by:
down or away) to make or become smaller
26. (Brewing) (
tr) to clarify (wine, etc) by adding finings
27. (Billiards & Snooker)
billiards snooker to hit (a cue ball) fine
28. (foll by:
up)
Austral and NZ (of the weather) to become fine
[C13: from Old French
fin, from Latin
fīnis end, boundary, as in
fīnis honōrum the highest degree of honour]
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