All 14 Uses of
subtle
in
Angels & Demons
- It manifested itself in subtle ways.†
Chpt 4
- The appointment made one ineligible as a candidate during the election, and it also required one spend many days prior to conclave poring over the pages of the Universi Dominici Gregis reviewing the subtleties of conclave's arcane rituals to ensure the election was properly administered.†
Chpt 41-42 *
- In a sense, yes, but much more subtle.†
Chpt 45-46
- Each piece needed to be a subtle tribute to one of the four elements of science.†
Chpt 45-46
- Each piece of course was a marker …. subtly pointing to the next church …. where the next marker awaited.†
Chpt 45-46
- Or maybe by putting the clue in English, Galileo was subtly restricting the readership away from the Vatican.†
Chpt 53-54
- He would have guessed the first altar of science to be at some quiet, out of the way church, something subtle.†
Chpt 55-56
- He said, 'There is a power so organized, so subtle, so complete, so pervasive, that none had better speak above their breath when they speak in condemnation of it.'†
Chpt 63-64
- The piazza seemed subtly filled with Illuminati significance.†
Chpt 63-64
- He had attended at the invitation of Rebecca Strauss-one-time fashion model now art critic from the Times, a whirlwind of black velvet, cigarettes, and not-so-subtly enhanced breasts.†
Chpt 67-68
- It dawned on him now how perfectly Illuminati the chapel was, far more subtle and selective than the world famous Pantheon.†
Chpt 69-70
- Not too subtle, is it?†
Chpt 69-70 *
- The killer had not been subtle on the phone.†
Chpt 99-100
- How many subtle embellishments pointing the way?†
Chpt 107-108
Definitions:
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(subtle as in: a subtle difference or thinker) not obvious, but understandable by someone with adequate sensitivity and relevant knowledge (perhaps depending upon fine distinctions)
or:
capable of understanding things that require sensitivity and relevant knowledge (perhaps understanding fine distinctions)
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(subtle as in: a subtle shade of blue) understated so as not to draw excess attention