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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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