| Subtle (subtle) |
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| Sub"tle |
| [Compar. Subtler (?);
superl. Subtlest (?).] [OE. sotil,
subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F.
subtil, L. subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine,
and fr. |
Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied
to persons; as, a subtle foe.
Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as,
a subtle stratagem.
Characterized by refinement and niceness in
drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a
subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence,
penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its
operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle
imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of
apprehension; elusive.
Smooth and deceptive.
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