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Meaning of SUBTLE in English

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

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    Meaning of SUBTLE in English

    • Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
    • Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
    • 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.
    • Smooth and deceptive.

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