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Webster 1913 Edition
Subtly
Sub′tly
,adv.
In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Thou seest how
subtly
to detain thee I devise. Milton.
2.
Nicely; delicately.
In the nice bee what sense so
subtly
true. Pope.
Subtly
communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind. Hawthorne.
3.
Deceitfully; delusively.
[Obs.]
Shak.
Webster 1828 Edition
Subtly
SUB'TLY
,adv.
Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise.
1.
Nicely; delicately. In the nice bee, what sense so subtly true.