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subtly
sub·tle S0855300 (sŭt′l)adj. sub·tler, sub·tlest 1. a. So slight as to be difficult to detect or describe; elusive: a subtle smile.b. Difficult to understand; abstruse: an argument whose subtle point was lost on her opponent.2. Able to make fine distinctions: a subtle mind.3. Operating in a hidden, usually injurious way; insidious: a subtle poison.4. Archaic a. Characterized by skill or ingenuity; clever.b. Crafty or sly; devious.
[Middle English sotil, from Old French, from Latin subtīlis; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
sub′tle·ness n.sub′tly adv.Thesaurus| Adv. | 1. | subtly - in a subtle manner; "late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy" |
Translationssubtle (ˈsatl) adjective1. faint or delicate in quality, and therefore difficult to describe or explain. There is a subtle difference between `unnecessary' and `not necessary'; a subtle flavour. 細微的 细微的2. clever or cunning. He has a subtle mind. 精明的 精明的subtlety (ˈsatlti) noun 細，微妙 细微，微妙 ˈsubtly adverb 精明地 精明地EncyclopediaSeeSubtleMedicalSeesubtle |