is ‘fine’ in the sense ‘of very good quality’ gradable?





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fine in the sense *of very good quality * seems somewhat an abosulte adjective. Since absolute adjectives are not gradable, I am wondering whether this principle applies to fine in the sense ‘of very good quality’ as well?



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why fine seems an absolute adj. to me:



let’s consider the following etym. info of fine




from old French fin ‘end’, cognate with Eng. finish




These etym. info brings me such a semantic impression as ‘too good to be improved further’ or ‘so good as cannot be better’, whence I feel fine much like an ‘absolute adjective’ such as superior.






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    let’s consider the following etym. info of fine




    from old French fin ‘end’, cognate with Eng. finish




    These etym. info brings me such a semantic impression as ‘too good to be improved further’ or ‘so good as cannot be better’, whence I feel fine much like an ‘absolute adjective’ such as superior.






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      let’s consider the following etym. info of fine




      from old French fin ‘end’, cognate with Eng. finish




      These etym. info brings me such a semantic impression as ‘too good to be improved further’ or ‘so good as cannot be better’, whence I feel fine much like an ‘absolute adjective’ such as superior.






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      fine in the sense *of very good quality * seems somewhat an abosulte adjective. Since absolute adjectives are not gradable, I am wondering whether this principle applies to fine in the sense ‘of very good quality’ as well?



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      why fine seems an absolute adj. to me:



      let’s consider the following etym. info of fine




      from old French fin ‘end’, cognate with Eng. finish




      These etym. info brings me such a semantic impression as ‘too good to be improved further’ or ‘so good as cannot be better’, whence I feel fine much like an ‘absolute adjective’ such as superior.






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