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[ adjective ] be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind
Synonyms Examples "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change" "a subtle difference" "that elusive thing the soul" Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)Brittany , that stone-gray mystery through which he traveled for thirty days , sleeping in the barns of farmers or alongside roads , had worked some subtle change in him , he knew , and it was in Brittany that he had met Pierre . (W. E. B. DuBois, Worlds of Color....)But this situation of Kent_House was more subtle . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] faint and difficult to analyze
Examples "subtle aromas" Used in print (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)The flavor is neither sweet , like a pear , nor tart like an orange ; it is subtle and rather bland , nut like . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
Synonyms Examples "glaucoma is an insidious disease" "a subtle poison" Related terms |
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