subtil

Adjective

 * 1) ; sly, artful, cunning

Etymology
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Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Etymology
From, from +.

Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Etymology
From, from (13th c.), byform of  (12th c.), itself inherited from. may still represent the inherited form if it stands for the pronunciation. The modern is of semi-learned origin. The b probably came to be pronounced even later; variant spellings like  suggest that it was still mostly silent.

Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Etymology
From (13th c.), from. It was fairly well integrated in. Accordingly a diphthongised form is attested (albeit rarely) and the word is also current in some dialects. Since the 18th century it has become less frequent and more restricted to learned parlance.

Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Etymology
From.

Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Etymology
and. .

Adjective

 * 1) subtle

Adjective

 * 1) subtle