fine

I. a.

1.

Minute, small, little, comminuted.

2.

Slender, delicate, capillary.

3.

Light, of delicate material, of fine texture.

4.

Keen, sharp.

5.

Thin, subtile, tenuous, attenuated.

6.

Exquisite, nice, refined.

7.

Excellent, superior, very good.

8.

Brilliant, accomplished.

9.

Beautiful, handsome, splendid, elegant.

10.

Clear, pure, unadulterated.

11.

[As a term of slight contempt.] Showy, garish, gay, flashy, airy, sparkish, stilted.

II. n.

Mulct, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty.

III. v. a.

1.

Defecate, purify, refine.

2.

Amerce, mulct, impose a fine upon, punish by a fine.