[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

subtle \sub"tle\, a. compar. subtler; superl. subtlest.
   oe. sotil, subtil, of. soutil, later subtil, f. subtil, l.
   subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under
   + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. see text, and cf.
   subtile.
   1. sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; --
      applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. "a subtle traitor."
      --shak.
      1913 webster

   2. cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle
      stratagem.
      1913 webster

   3. characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing
      distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons;
      as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous;
      insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of
      the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle
      intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of
      thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
      1913 webster

            things remote from use, obscure and subtle.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

   4. smooth and deceptive. obs.
      1913 webster

            like to a bowl upon a subtle ground bowling
            ground.                              --shak.
      1913 webster

   syn: artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily.

   usage: subtle is the most comprehensive of these epithets and
          implies the finest intellectual quality. see shrewd,
          and cunning.
          1913 webster
see also:
subtler subtlest text subtile shrewd cunning 

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Research
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