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finespun - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'finespun' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Finespun [ a.]
- Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.

Meaning of 'finespun' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . finespun [ s]
Meaning (1):
- developed in excessively fine detail
Example in sentence:
  • finespun distinctions
Meaning (2):
- developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
Example in sentence:
  • the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense

Nearby Words:

fin fin-footed fin-toed finable final finale finalities finality finally finance

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