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Definition of "fine" []
- Of superior quality, skill, or appearance: a fine day; a fine writer. (adjective)
- Very small in size, weight, or thickness: fine type; fine paper. (adjective)
- Free from impurities. (adjective)
- Metallurgy Containing pure metal in a specified proportion or amount: gold 21 carats fine. (adjective)
- Very sharp; keen: a blade with a fine edge. (adjective)
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Use "fine" in a sentence
- ""The war is fine, _fine_, FINE, though I don't get near the fineness except in the pages of _Punch_.""
- ""Oh, fine, _fine_!" murmured one of the Lockwood twins."
- "The train of reasoning which led them to justify the imposition of a fine was somewhat in this wise: To _impose a fine_ would be to take blood-money, and would be immoral and iniquitous: to _accept the offer of a present_ on condition that the sentence should be entirely remitted however would be quite another thing."