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subtle
adjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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ˈsʌt(ə)l
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adjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
“glaucoma is an insidious disease”
adjective
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
“his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change”
adjective
able to make fine distinctions
“a subtle mind”
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glaucoma is an insidious disease
a subtle poison
his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change
a subtle difference
that elusive thing the soul
a subtle mind
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