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subtle
('s/@/t/-/l )

adjective (a)

  • Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze(adj.all)
    Example:
    His whole attitude had undergone a subtle change.
    A subtle difference.
    Synonym:
    elusive
    source: wordnet30
  • able to make fine distinctions(adj.all)
    Example:
    A subtle mind.
    source: wordnet30
  • working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way(adj.all)
    Example:
    A subtle poison.
    Synonym:
    insidious, pernicious
    source: wordnet30
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