Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FINE-LY, adv.

1. In minute parts; as, a substance finely pulverized.
2. To a thin or sharp edge; as, an instrument finely sharpened.
3. Gaily; handsomely; beautifully; with elegance and taste. She was finely attired.
4. With elegance or beauty. Plutarch says very finely, that a man should not allow himself to hate even his enemies; for if you indulge this passion on some occasions, it will rise of itself in others. – Addison.
5. With advantage; very favorably; as, a house or garden finely situated.
6. Nicely; delicately; as, a stuff finely wrought.
7. Purely; completely. – Clarendon.
8. By way of irony, wretchedly; in a manner deserving of contemptuous notice. He is finely caught in his own snare.