Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of exceptional quality or refinement.
- adjective Excessively delicate or refined.
- adjective Of extra fine texture.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Very fine, or most fine; surpassing others in fineness: as, superfine cloth.
- Excessively or faultily subtle: over-subtle; over-refined.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness; of extra nice or fine quality.
- adjective Excessively fine; too nice; over particular.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Extremely or especially
fine . - adjective Of a very high or pure grade.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective excessively delicate or refined
- adjective of extremely fine size or texture
- adjective (used especially of merchandise) very fine in quality
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Examples
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Michigan Wheat, "superfine" | 13.25 | 11.10 | 74.80 | .85
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Virginia Wheat, "superfine" | 12.05 | 12.95 | 74.50 | .50
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Ohio Wheat, "superfine" | 13.00 | 9.10 | 77.80 | .10
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Gradually add in the remaining 1/2 cup of superfine sugar while the mixer is on high speed, beating the egg whites to soft peaks.
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Lord, but he was handsome in his profusion of blues—the dark blue coat of superfine, breeches of light blue silk, and his beaver hat dyed blue.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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Tapioca: A superfine grind of the starch from cassava tubers, and is used to thicken puddings, soups and pie fillings as well as functioning as an egg replacer in certain vegan mixtures.
Archive 2009-07-01 Sarah 2009
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Tapioca: A superfine grind of the starch from cassava tubers, and is used to thicken puddings, soups and pie fillings as well as functioning as an egg replacer in certain vegan mixtures.
A [Couple] Dozen Flours Sarah 2009
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In a small bowl, sift together cake flour and 1/4 cup superfine sugar.
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Today he was resplendent in a well-tailored riding coat of cobalt superfine, a figured waistcoat of sky blue marcella, white doeskin trousers, and highly polished black Hessians.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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As always, Giles was dressed as well as any titled lord—his coat and trousers of dark brown superfine were exquisitely tailored to show off his broad shoulders and muscular calves, his waistcoat was of the finest figured silk, and his Wellington boots were perfectly polished.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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