Synonym: clever, crafty, cunning, delicate, faint, fine, foxy, shrewd, sly, thin, tricky, underhanded. Antonym: simple. Similar words: little by little, no doubt, without doubt, outlet, title, cattle, little, settle. Meaning: ['sʌtl] adj. 1. be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind 2. faint and difficult to analyze 3. able to make fine distinctions 4. working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.
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151) They are very detailed, made with small tesserae with gilt grounds and subtle colouring tones.
152) If you choose the background colour, the effect will probably be subtle.
153) They can be blotted down for an even more subtle finish, if you prefer, then topped with a dewy lipgloss.
154) But the process has also been a more subtle one, as new initiatives have apparently been tacked on to existing local government.
155) Alarmed, Mei-ling and Ei-ling initiated a subtle intrigue designed to keep Stilwell in place.
156) We have not passed that subtle line between childhood and adulthood until we move from the passive voice to the active voice- that is, until we have stopped saying "It got lost," and say, "I lost it.". Sydney J. Harris
157) Solving the problem will require acute perception and subtle communication.
158) But Derrida's subtle analyses show that logocentrism tends to manifest itself in extremely indirect ways.
159) The smell is faint and subtle, but it powerfully affects my mood.
160) Usually, the clinical presentation is not subtle, and the presence of a malignancy becomes obvious after a thorough clinical examination.
161) Her previous stumbling attempts had taught her to be more subtle,(www.Sentencedict.com) more devious in her approach.
162) Rather there had been a subtle unravelling of what had once been a more integrated pattern of recreation.
163) Each involves subtle differences in the investment strategy of the parties involved.
164) Perhaps it wasn't very subtle, but I 'd like to think it was funny.
165) In my audio record of the dive, I run out of adjectives to describe the subtle variations in the lava morphologies.
166) His method is rather to suggest ambivalences of meaning by subtle deviations from expectation.
167) Just as the blood is circulated through our physical body, so energy flows through and between the subtle bodies.
168) Here, too, we find subtle combinations of male imagery with essentially female forms.
169) The distinctions between the three cell types are quite subtle and may only be obvious after quite extensive testing.
170) But some underlying patterning remains, despite the intervening years and the subtle shifts in values and beliefs.
171) Goujons of sole Here's a recipe to make the lovely, firm texture and subtle flavour of sole go a little further.
172) Trainspotting's subtle incorporation of the past contributed to its success.
173) If you have an important point to make, don't try to be subtle or clever. Use a pile driver. Hit the point once. Then come back and hit it again. Then hit it a third time - a tremendous whack. Winston Churchill
174) They provide perhaps a clue to the subtle working of his mind in extracting a formal imagery from instantaneous photographs.
175) I have thought long and hard and often, over the years, about a subtle nickname for my opponent.
176) Kikkoman Soy Sauce takes its pure and subtle flavour from the lengthy natural fermentation process.
177) Hence, the differences are often subtle and impressionistic rather than obvious.
178) Tarragon: Another strongly aromatic herb, tarragon has a hint of licorice and a subtle tang.
179) Some historians now view it as an attempt by the state to exercise more effective though subtle control over the lower classes.
180) And so the Tortoise now began To hatch a very subtle plan.
More similar words: little by little, no doubt, without doubt, outlet, title, cattle, little, settle, scuttle, at least, a little, shuttle, entitle, bottled, at length, settle for, settle down, settlement.