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subtile

[ suht-l, suhb-til ]

adjective

subtiler, subtilest.


subtile

/ sʌbˈtɪlɪtɪ; ˈsʌtəl /

adjective

  1. a rare spelling of subtle
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈܲپ, adverb
  • ˈܲپٲ, noun
  • subtility, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ܲt· adverb
  • ܲt·Ա noun
  • ԴDz·ܲt adjective
  • non·ܲt· adverb
  • non·ܲt·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of subtile1

1325–75; Middle English < Latin ܲī fine (originally of fabric), equivalent to sub- sub- + -ī, akin to ŧ cloth on a loom, loom (< *ٱ, derivative of texere to weave; text )
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At Paris the Universe is seen, compos’d of Vortices of subtile Matter; but nothing like it is seen in London.

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Writing his great Dictionary, Samuel Johnson was won round to this democratic state of affairs: ‘sounds are too volatile and subtile for legal restraints; to enchain syllables, and to lash the wind, are equally the undertakings of pride.’

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A water scavenger beetle called cryptopleurum subtile was identified in a survey of woody debris along the River Nethy near Aviemore.

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There are fewer than 20 records of cryptopleurum subtile in the UK.

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Recent scientific discoveries have conferred upon man new powers of investigation, whereby nature has been made to reveal secrets so subtile that they never had been dreamt of before in philosophy.

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