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subtler
Variant of subtle
- thin; rare; tenuous; not dense or heavy: a subtle gas
- capable of making or noticing fine distinctions in meaning, etc.: a subtle thinker
- marked by or requiring mental keenness: subtle reasoning
- delicately skillful or clever; deft or ingenious: a subtle filigree
- not open or direct; crafty; sly
- delicately suggestive; not grossly obvious: a subtle hint
- working insidiously; not easily detected: a subtle poison
Related Forms:
- subtleness noun
- subtly adverb
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