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US
/ˈsətəɫ/
]
[ UK /sˈʌtəl/ ]
[ UK /sˈʌtəl/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
glaucoma is an insidious disease
a subtle poison -
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
a subtle difference
that elusive thing the soul
his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change -
able to make fine distinctions
a subtle mind
How To Use subtle In A Sentence
- For a few odd and unsettling moments, the song hovers on its own, left virtually untouched except for the subtle fuzz of static in the background.
- There were subtle lines on the forehead - just making it all a bit worse! The Sun
- Melancholic melody, harmony, subtle dissonance, throat vibrato and asymmetric rhythms make up their choral, ‘a cappella’ style.
- High-frequency waves broadcast by the radar bounce off a person, scanning the in-and-out movement of the chest and more subtle, but also detectable, motion of the heartbeat against the chest wall.
- They could rove at will among the stars, and sink like a subtle mist through the very interstices of space.
- It gave the dish a very subtle flavour, that Port-Salut.
- He also has a deft touch with desserts: The baklava and kadayif are subtle, less sweet and honey-drenched than most.
- An early season bloomer, about 18-inches tall, its subtle fragrance has been described as elegant, sweet, and tartly fruity.
- I think that while full-on female displays will evoke an easy and instinctual hormone rush -- which, as I said, might be a good complement to a melee brawl -- most intelligent people will agree that some sort of subtlety in sexuality is appealing on more levels simultaneously. Archive 2008-02-01
- Thus, this festival brings together the richness of the Indian kitchen with its spices and subtle shades of taste and texture.