finespun

Definitions of finespun
  1. adjective
    developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety
    “the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense”
    synonyms: delicate
    refined
    (used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
  2. adjective
    developed in excessively fine detail
    “finespun distinctions”
    synonyms: hairsplitting
    precise
    sharply exact or accurate or delimited
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