What does Suttle mean?
: the weight that remains after the tare is deducted. suttle.
Is there such a word as Suttle?
Suttle definition To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.
What does so subtle mean?
1 not immediately obvious or comprehensible. 2 difficult to detect or analyse, often through being delicate or highly refined.
How do you spell subtle Suttle?
The word is pronounced like “suttle” and it was originally spelled that way when it was borrowed from Old French, but the b got imported to make the word look more like its ultimate source, the Latin adjective subtilis. If you try to pronounce the b, your ignorance of how to say the word properly won’t be very subtle!
Who is a subtle person?
A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something. I even began to exploit him in subtle ways. He is a subtle character, you know. Synonyms: crafty, cunning, sly, designing More Synonyms of subtle.
What is a synonym subtle?
understated, low-key, muted, toned down, subdued. delicate, faint, pale, soft, indistinct, indefinite, vague, washed out. lurid, obvious. 2’subtle distinctions are of little value’ fine, fine-drawn, ultra-fine, nice, overnice, minute, precise, narrow, tenuous.
How do you use the word subtle?
Subtle sentence example
- It was a subtle shade of gray.
- Xander saw the subtle signal Damian gave his brother.
- The dish was subtle in flavor.
- There were subtle differences between the parties regarding living wills.
- His subtle magic brushed by her, through her.
- He gave subtle hints, which I totally failed to notice.
What does not subtle mean?
Hy, subtle basically means to do something in an unsuspecting way. So when you say “I am not very subtle with things” it means you are not good at hiding thing or are often caught in the act.