Definition of subtle

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Subtle (superl.) Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe..

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Subtility :: Subtilism (n.) The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem..
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe..
Subtilized :: Subtilization (n.) Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
Subtle :: Subtilty (n.) Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety.
Wily :: Wily (superl.) Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle..
Astucious :: Astucious (a.) Subtle; cunning; astute.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) 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..
Simply :: Simply (adv.) Plainly; without art or subtlety.
Subtly :: Subtlety (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive..
Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person..
Sotilte :: Sotilte (n.) Subtlety.
Quaintise :: Quaintise (n.) Craft; subtlety; cunning.
Subtlety :: Subtleties (pl. ) of Subtlet.
Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Quintessence :: Quintessence (n.) Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a small quantity; pure or concentrated essence..
Simplicity :: Simplicity (n.) Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration..
Jesuitry :: Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
Subtleties :: Subtleness (n.) The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick..
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