Open English WordNet
Adjective (2) developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety“the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense” Synonyms: delicate Opposite unrefined Similar refined developed in excessively fine detail“finespun distinctions” Synonyms: hairsplitting Opposite imprecise Similar precise
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fine′ spun′ adjective
Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated; hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories .
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54