subtly

adv
/ˈsʌt.li/UK/ˈsʌt.l̩.li/US

Etymology

From Middle English sotilly; equivalent to subtle + -ly.

  1. inherited from sotilly

Definitions

  1. With subtleness, in a subtle manner

    With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute force.

    • Nexte cometh Arrius by ſoo muche the more wretched and madde in opynyon, by howe muche he dothe more ſubtely and craftily geue unto Chriſt the body of a man, and taketh from hym the ſowle of a man, […]

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for subtly. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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