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supersubtle

adj

Etymology

From super- + 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 supersubtle — “super + subtle”

Definitions

  1. Very tenuous or rarefied.

    • She was introduced to Madame Grandoni, and tea was immediately served; Hyacinth being gratefully conscious the while of the supersubtle way in which Lady Aurora forebore to appear bewildered at meeting him in such society.

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