Subtile, a.
1. Rare, thin, light, airy, ethereal, sublimated. 2. Delicate, fine, slender, nice. 3. Acute, keen, piercing, excruciating. 4. Refined, shrewd, discerning, discriminating, nice. 5. Sly, artful, cunning, crafty, insinuating, subtle. Subtileness, n. See Subtilty.
Subtilize, v. a.
1. Make thin. 2. Rarefy, etherealize. 3. Refine excessively, make over-nice. Subtilize, v. n. Refine, be over-nice.
Subtilty, n.
1. Rarity, thinness, etherealness, subtileness. 2. Fineness, slenderness. 3. Refinement, extreme nicety, subtlety, acuteness. 4. Slyness, cunning, artifice, craft, subtlety. Subtle, a.
1. Crafty, cunning, artful, sly, wily, arch, astute, designing, intriguing, insinuating, crooked, tricky, diplomatic,
Machiavelian, sophistical, Jesuitical. 2. Cunning, artful, cunningly devised. 3. Acute, keen, shrewd, sagacious, deep, profound.
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