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Thesaurus: subtly

In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.

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  1. adv. In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
  2. adv. Nicely; delicately.
  3. adv. Deceitfully; delusively.
  4. adv. in a subtle manner
  5. 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.
  6. In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton.
  7. r:100 r. in a subtle manner