fine
fine _fine_ and _finely_, to mean very much or very good. "We enjoyed ourselves _fine_." "How are you to-day?" "Oh, I'm _fine_." "He is doing _finely_." This usage could not have been acquired by intercourse with the Scotch, as there are very few such on...
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| Language: | English |
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1959
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/26033 |
| Summary: | fine _fine_ and _finely_, to mean very much or very good. "We enjoyed ourselves _fine_." "How are you to-day?" "Oh, I'm _fine_." "He is doing _finely_." This usage could not have been acquired by intercourse with the Scotch, as there are very few such on the island out of St. John's. very much or very good PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story July 1959 Used I and Sup Used I and Sup Withdrawn withdrawn but no stamp; head word and word form used I and Sup but not in same sense |
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