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finespun
('f/aI/n'sp/@/n )

adjective (a)

  • Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety(adj.all)
    Example:
    The satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense.
    Synonym:
    delicate
    source: wordnet30
  • developed in excessively fine detail(adj.all)
    Example:
    Finespun distinctions.
    Synonym:
    hairsplitting
    source: wordnet30
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