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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Subtlety :: Subtlety (n.) Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
Simplicity :: Simplicity (n.) Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation or a demonstration..
Subtleness :: Subtle (superl.) Smooth and deceptive.
Subtly :: Subtly (adv.) In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Jesuitry :: Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
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..
Subtilty :: Subtilty (n.) Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
Subtle :: Subtilty (n.) Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety.
Argute :: Argute (a.) Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.
Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person..
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..
Subtleties :: Subtleness (n.) The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe..
Argutation :: Argutation (n.) Caviling; subtle disputation.
Wise :: Wise (v.) Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty..
Subtlety :: Subtleties (pl. ) of Subtlet.
Subtlety :: Subtlety (n.) The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness..
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem..
Astute :: Astute (a.) Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
Supersulphate :: Supersubtle (a.) To subtle.
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