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FINESPUN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Developed in excessively fine detail
Example:
finespun distinctions
Synonyms:
finespun; hairsplitting
Classified under:
Similar:
precise (sharply exact or accurate or delimited)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
Example:
the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense
Synonyms:
delicate; finespun
Classified under:
Similar:
refined ((used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel)
