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subtile

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sub·tile

   [suht-l, suhb-til]
–adjective,-til·er, -til·est.
subtle.
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Origin:
1325–75; ME < L subtīlis fine (orig. of fabric), equiv. to sub- sub- + -tīlis, akin to tēla cloth on a loom, loom (< *tekslā, deriv. of texere to weave; see text)

—Related forms
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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subtile (ˈsʌtəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—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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