| subtly | In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. "Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise." (Milton) 2. Nicely; delicately. "In the nice bee what sense so subtly true." (Pope) "Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind." (Hawthorne) 3. Deceitfully; delusively. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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