finespun
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finespun
(ˈfaɪnˈspʌn)adj
1. spun or drawn out to a fine thread
2. excessively subtle or refined; not practical
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fine′spun′
or fine′-spun′,
adj.
1. spun or drawn out to a fine thread.
2. highly or excessively refined or subtle.
[1640–50]
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Adj. | 1. | finespun - developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" refined - (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel; "she was delicate and refined and unused to hardship"; "refined people with refined taste" |
2. | finespun - developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" precise - sharply exact or accurate or delimited; "a precise mind"; "specified a precise amount"; "arrived at the precise moment" |
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