Definition of subtle

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Subtilty (n.) Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety.

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Subtility :: Subtilism (n.) The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.
Fine :: Fine (superl.) Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous.
Sly :: Sly (v. t.) Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy; subtle; as, a sly trick..
Astute :: Astute (a.) Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
Subtly :: Subtly (adv.) In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Quaintise :: Quaintise (n.) Craft; subtlety; cunning.
Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person..
Wily :: Wily (superl.) Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle..
Serpentine :: Serpentine (a.) Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other, like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous; zigzag; as, serpentine braid..
Subtilized :: Subtilization (n.) Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
Subtleness :: Subtle (superl.) Smooth and deceptive.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem..
Subtlety :: Subtleties (pl. ) of Subtlet.
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
Astucious :: Astucious (a.) Subtle; cunning; astute.
Simply :: Simply (adv.) Plainly; without art or subtlety.
Supersulphate :: Supersubtle (a.) To subtle.
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..
Jesuitism :: Jesuitism (n.) Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Subtleties :: Subtleness (n.) The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
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