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subtile

[suht-l, suhb-til] Origin

sub·tile

[suht-l, suhb-til]
adjective, sub·til·er, sub·til·est.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English < Latin subtīlis fine (orig. of fabric), equivalent to sub- sub- + -tīlis, akin to tēla cloth on a loom, loom (< *tekslā, derivative of texere to weave; see text)

sub·tile·ly, adverb
sub·tile·ness, noun
non·sub·tile, adjective
non·sub·tile·ly, adverb
non·sub·tile·ness, noun
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
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subtile (ˈsʌtəl)
 
adj
a rare spelling of subtle
 
'subtilely
 
adv
 
subtility
 
n
 
'subtileness
 
n
 
'subtilty
 
n

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subtile
late 14c., "clever, dexterous," from O.Fr. subtil (14c.), from L. subtilis "fine, thin, delicate" (see subtle). A Latinized refashioning of the O.Fr. source of subtle.
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