One entry found for subtle.
Main Entry: sub·tle
Pronunciation: 's&-t&l
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): sub·tler /'s&t-l&r, 's&-t&l-&r/; sub·tlest /'s&t-l&st, 's&-t&l-&st/
Etymology: Middle English sutil, sotil, from Middle French soutil, from Latin subtilis, literally, finely textured, from sub- + tela cloth on a loom; akin to Latin texere to weave -- more at TECHNICAL
Date: 14th century
1 a : DELICATE, ELUSIVE b : difficult to understand or perceive : OBSCURE
2 a : PERCEPTIVE, REFINED b : having or marked by keen insight and ability to penetrate deeply and thoroughly
3 a : highly skillful : EXPERT b : cunningly made or contrived : INGENIOUS
4 : ARTFUL, CRAFTY
5 : operating insidiously
- sub·tle·ness /'s&-t&l-n&s/ noun
- sub·tly /'s&t-lE, 's&-t&l-(l)E/ adverb
Dr. Kitteny Berk almost certainly drunk,
Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:05,
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I think it almost fits with 1aI didn't see it for a minute. And now kind of wish I hadn't.
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Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:07,
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A flying Stavrosin the background?
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gfreeman is only here for the beer,
Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:06,
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They're all gayor is it just the two at the back.
Nice blue UFO in the sky there.
(Nice blue UFO in the sky there.
maiden is filmed before a live studio audience,
Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:07,
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aha!sneaky blue cloud misdirection going on there!
*tickle tickle*
(*tickle tickle*
fassit is old,
Sun 9 Nov 2003, 21:08,
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