subtle
suomi-englanti sanakirjasubtle englannista suomeksi
huomaamaton, hienovarainen, vähäinen, hienoinen
tarkka, herkkä
subtle englanniksi
Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood.
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Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct.
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1712, (w), ''Creation: A Philosophical Poem. Demonstrating the Existence and Providence of a God. In Seven Books'', book I, London: Printed for S. Buckley, at the Dolphin in Britain, London|Little-Britain; and Tonson|Jacob Tonson, at Shakespear's Head over-against Catherine-Street in the London|Strand, (w) 731619916; 5th edition, Dublin: Printed by S. Powell, for G. Risk, G. Ewing, and W. Smith, in Dame's-street, 1727, (w) 728300884, page 7:
- The mighty Magnet from the Center darts / This ſtrong, tho' ſubtile Force, thro' all the Parts: / Its active Rays ejaculated thence, / Irradiate all the wide Circumference.
Designed to blend in; inconspicuous, nonintrusive.
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(RQ:Shakespeare Richard 3)
(RQ:Eddison Worm)
Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.