Definition of subtle

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Subtle (superl.) Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem..

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Subtlety :: Subtlety (n.) The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness..
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..
Argutation :: Argutation (n.) Caviling; subtle disputation.
Subtly :: Subtlety (n.) Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive..
Subtly :: Subtly (adv.) In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Astute :: Astute (a.) Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
Wily :: Wily (superl.) Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful; subtle..
Serpent :: Serpent (n.) Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person..
Jesuitry :: Jesuitry (n.) Jesuitism; subtle argument.
Simply :: Simply (adv.) Plainly; without art or subtlety.
Supersulphate :: Supersubtle (a.) To subtle.
Sotilte :: Sotilte (n.) Subtlety.
Quaintise :: Quaintise (n.) Craft; subtlety; cunning.
Subtilized :: Subtilization (n.) Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.
Subtle :: Subtle (superl.) Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe..
Subtlety :: Subtlety (n.) Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
Subtleness :: Subtle (superl.) Smooth and deceptive.
Hairsplitting :: Hairsplitting (a.) Making excessively nice or trivial distinctions in reasoning; 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.
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