finally vs finely
Definitions
adverb
- as the end result of a succession or process
- the item at the end
- after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
Examples
maybe god wants us to meet a few wrong people before meeting the right one, so that when we finally meet the person, we will know how to be grateful.
Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third.
When the moment finally comes, one look through his cataract lenses is all it takes.
Definitions
adverb
- in a delicate manner
- in an elegant manner
- in tiny pieces
Examples
Pile mayo on to the egg and sprinkle with some finely chopped parsley.
The micro-mini white cover-up she had donned over her bathing suit was removed without circumstance, revealing a shimmering gold maillot that dipped very low in back and was accented by sheer finely-woven gold mesh across the waistline in front.
It may seem a paradox that the same colour should be at once so durable and so fugitive, but we may briefly explain it by saying _when vitreous pigments are reduced to that extreme state of division which the palette requires, they lose the properties they possess in a less finely divided state_.
