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subtile
English
Etymology
From Latin subtilis (“fine, thin, slender, delicate”), perhaps, from sub (“under”) + tela (“a web, fabric”). See tela, toil.
Adjective
subtile (comparative subtiler, superlative subtilest)
- (obsolete) subtle
- 1819, Francis Bacon, The Works of Francis Bacon, volume 2, page 2:
- And sometimes this perception, in some kind of bodies, is far more subtile than the sense; so that the sense is but a dull thing in comparison of it: we see a weather-glass will find the least difference of the weather, in heat, or cold, when men find it not.
- 1889, Henry James, The Solution.
- I burst into mirth at this—I liked him even better when he was subtile than when he was simple.
- 1819, Francis Bacon, The Works of Francis Bacon, volume 2, page 2:
Derived terms
- subtile body
Further reading
- subtile in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- subtile in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
French
Adjective
subtile
- feminine singular of subtil
German
Adjective
subtile
- inflection of subtil:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Latin
Adjective
subt?le
- nominative neuter singular of subt?lis
- accusative neuter singular of subt?lis
- vocative neuter singular of subt?lis
References
- subtile in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Middle English
Adjective
subtile
- Alternative form of sotil
Noun
subtile
- Alternative form of sotil
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
subtile
- definite singular/plural of subtil
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
subtile
- definite singular/plural of subtil
Swedish
Adjective
subtile
- absolute definite natural masculine form of subtil.
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sharp-witted
English
Alternative forms
- sharpwitted
Etymology
sharp +? witted
Adjective
sharp-witted (comparative more sharp-witted, superlative most sharp-witted)
- Clever, keen of intellect, swift of thought.
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