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oversubtle

adj

Etymology

From over- + subtle.

  1. derived from subtīlis
  2. derived from subtīliāre
  3. derived from sotil
  4. derived from soutillier — “to make thin; to sharpen; to split hairs when arguing; to scheme, plot”
  5. derived from soutiller
  6. derived from sotiller
  7. inherited from sotilen
  8. prefixed as oversubtle — “over + subtle”

Definitions

  1. Excessively subtle.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA