subtle
/ˈsʌtəl/ verb C2- To make (something) subtle (“giving only a slight impression; also, skilfully restrained or understated”).
He/she/it subtles · Past subtled · Past participle subtled · -ing form subtling
Verb forms
- Base form
- subtle
- He/she/it
- subtles
- Past
- subtled
- Past participle
- subtled
- -ing form
- subtling
From the library
Thus the Genoese, subtle as he was, was duped by Edmond, in whose favor his mild demeanor, his nautical skill, and his admirable dissimulation, pleaded.
But surely such an explanation as that would be quite inadequate to account for the deep and subtle scheming which seemed to be weaving an invisible net round the young baronet.
Are there not subtle forces at work of which we know little?
“Subtle enough and horrible enough.
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