Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Subtle.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To contrive or practise cunningly.
- To scheme or plan cunningly.
- To tamper; meddle.
- Tenuous; thin; extremely fine; rare; rarefied: as, subtile vapor; subtile odors or effluvia; a subtile powder; a subtile medium. Also
subtle . - Delicately constituted, made, or formed; delicately constructed; thin; slender; fine; delicate; refined; dainty. Also
subtle . - Sharp; penetrating; piercing.
- Same as
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Thin; not dense or gross; rare.
- adjective Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine; delicate; tenuous; finely woven.
- adjective Acute; piercing; searching.
- adjective Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning; delicate; refined; subtle.
- adjective Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle
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- adjective obsolete
subtle
Etymologies
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Examples
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_ I heard Uncle Sam read the first three chapters of Genesis, which he translated into his own lingo as he went along, calling the subtile serpent the most "amiable" of beasts, and ignoring gender, person, and number in an astonishing manner.
Letters from Port Royal Written at the Time of the Civil War (1862-1868) Elizabeth Ware [Editor] Pearson
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Indeed, one of the most exclusive formulations against every possible kind of subtile synergism is found in Article XI when it teaches that the reason why some are converted and saved while others are lost, must not be sought in man, _i. e._, in any minor guilt or less faulty conduct toward grace shown by those who are saved, as compared with the guilt and conduct of those who are lost.
Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church 1894
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While the key to exploring the world and discovering key resources and the holdings of other nations is to walk across as many tiles as possible, your sovereign can also perform "subtile" movements within a single tile to explore that tile's contents, which will come into play with the game's various quests.
GameSpot's News, Screenshots, Movies, Reviews, Previews, Downloads, and Features 2010
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Vaisampayana said, "That which is the twenty-fifth (in the enumeration of topics as made in the Sankhya system) viz., when it becomes able to abstain entirely from acts, succeeds in attaining to the Purushottama which is exceedingly subtile, which is invested with the attribute of
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 Books 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 Kisari Mohan [Translator] Ganguli
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There is a lot to be said for the small and subtile illustrations in these books.
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Mr Hatch has such a "well dressed" subtile quality about his racist views.
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It was an alchemy of soul occultly subtile and profoundly deep -- a mysterious emanation of the spirit, seductive, sweetly humble, and terribly imperious.
THE SEED OF McCOY 2010
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Thought out well, subtile, useable in many applications and nice renders – especially the one of the hands
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The difference is subtile, and is technically probably not meaningful… but “randomness” feels like it drags in some unrelated and imprecise baggage.
Randomly growing an embryo. It can work. - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The difference is subtile, and is technically probably not meaningful… but “randomness” feels like it drags in some unrelated and imprecise baggage.
Randomly growing an embryo. It can work. - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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