All 7 Uses of
subtle
in
The Bourne Ultimatum
- Great men understood subtleties, and he had been subtle in ways his brilliant uncle would appreciate.†
*subtleties = things that are not obvious, but noticeable by someone with adequate sensitivity and relevant knowledge
- Great men understood subtleties, and he had been subtle in ways his brilliant uncle would appreciate.†
- By the use of subtlety he had insinuated himself into the confidentiality of great men.†
- The gangling graduate soon took on a Lincolnesque quality with subtle flashes of John Brown.†
- The aged Frenchman quickly, with difficulty, rose to his feet, his head subtly, swiftly, jerking in short movements as he scanned the lobby.†
- As Marie looked back the subtle physical differences between the two men who were her husband both fascinated and repelled her.†
- The subtlety was not there; instead, there was a brute force, hardly to be denied, but not when employed against the man they called Jason Bourne who had escaped from the trap.†
*
Definitions:
-
(1)
(subtle as in: a subtle poison) working in an indirect or hidden way
-
(2)
(subtle as in: a subtle shade of blue) understated so as not to draw excess attention
-
(3)
(subtle as in: a subtle difference or thinker) not obvious, but noticeable with enough insight and knowledge
or:
able to notice or understand things that require insight and sensitivity