All 5 Uses of
subtle
in
The Mysterious Benedict Society
- He has subtler methods, too.†
p. 113.6 *
- Child after child received it with trembling fingers, and child after child, upon looking at the questions, turned pale, or red, or a subtle shade of green.†
p. 21.9
- But Reynie noticed that — ever so subtly she had shifted the car into reverse.†
p. 151.2
- It was true: A large patch in the middle was different from the rest, although the difference was so subtle only a botanist — or Sticky — would have noticed it.†
p. 161.9
- Blue skies, cool temperatures, the subtlest of breezes.†
p. 259.2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(subtle as in: a subtle poison) working in an indirect or hidden way
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(2)
(subtle as in: a subtle shade of blue) understated so as not to draw excess attention
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(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