[
US
/ˈsətəɫi/
]
[ UK /sˈʌtəlˌi/ ]
[ UK /sˈʌtəlˌi/ ]
ADVERB
-
in a subtle manner
late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy
How To Use subtly In A Sentence
- Wear the subtly frosted peach on the inner corners of the eyes to brighten, or on the lids for a light makeup look.
- Refreshed and regowned, again in dark colors unrelieved by any bright embroidery, Aene paced nervously along a subtly lit path towards the Castrea residence.
- Forget the Parthenon and the Acropolis; these days the Patriot Missile launchers unsubtly stationed across the city are the tourist sites du jour.
- The emotional tone of the two images is subtly different.
- You get a sense of shared solitude, conveyed subtly but precisely, with masterly delicacy and without ostentatious ‘acting’.
- Try 'sharpen', if available ('unsharp mask' is even better, as it subtly outlines edges). Times, Sunday Times
- Rather than this being understood as outdated elitism, or arrogance, this can be read more subtly.
- Erin, the mousiest of the bridesmaids, elbowed Gladys when she noticed, only to find herself subtly rebuked with a withering glare from Cheryl, whose short brown hair and severe temperament remained unchanged for the happy occasion. Crossed
- Considering sight and smell as discrete modalities experiencing the object in each is similar but also, importantly, and perhaps, subtly different.
- Transitions between items were subtly managed — cadential flourishes on the harpsichord let unlike segue into unlike. Times, Sunday Times