definition of the word subtle

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Old English sotil, subtil, Old French soutil, later subtil, French subtil, Latin subtilis (“‘fine, thin, slender, delicate’”); probably, originally, “woven fine”, and from sub (“‘under’”) + tela (“‘a web’”), from texere (“‘to weave’”).

subtle (comparative subtler, superlative subtlest)

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subtle

Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.

The difference is subtle, but you can hear it if you listen carefully.
(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
insidious
- 1623, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Richard the Third, act iv, scene 4,
  
  Thy age confirmed, proud, subtle, bloody, treacherous.

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