| subtle |
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| The War of the Worlds |
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- He presented them as tilted, stiff tripods, without either flexibility or subtlety, and with an altogether misleading monotony of effect. (not reviewed by editor)
- The Martians seem to have calculated their descent with amazing subtlety—their mathematical learning is evidently far in excess of ours—and to have carried out their preparations with a well-nigh perfect unanimity. (not reviewed by editor)
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| as in: a subtle shade of blue |
| as in: a subtle poison |
| as in: a subtle difference or thinker |
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