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subtly
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adverbial subtly has 1 sense
CIDE DICTIONARY
subtly, adv.
- In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly. [1913 Webster]"Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise." [1913 Webster]
- Nicely; delicately. [1913 Webster]"In the nice bee what sense so subtly true." [1913 Webster]"Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind." [1913 Webster]
- Deceitfully; delusively. Shak. [1913 Webster]
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