Associations to the word «Subtly»

Wiktionary

SUBTLY, adverb. With subtleness, in a subtle manner. With cleverness rather than brute force.

Dictionary definition

SUBTLY, adverb. In a subtle manner; "late nineteenth-century French opera at its most beautiful, subtly romantic with a twilight melancholy".

Wise words

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