Both Uses of
subtle
in
The Hound of the Baskervilles
- But surely such an explanation as that would be quite inadequate to account for the deep and subtle scheming which seemed to be weaving an invisible net round the young baronet.†
Chpt 7
- There was something subtly wrong with the face, some coarseness of expression, some hardness, perhaps, of eye, some looseness of lip which marred its perfect beauty.†
Chpt 11 *
Definition:
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(subtle as in: a subtle shade of blue) understated so as not to draw excess attention