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Subtile Sut L Sub Tuhl Adjective Subtle Delicate Fine Obvious

Front subtile \SUT-l, SUB-tuhl\
Back adjective
Subtle: delicate; fine; not obvious; skillful.

[From Latin subtilis (finely woven), from sub- (under) + from tela (cloth on a loom). Ultimately from the Indo-European root teks- (to weave) that is also the source of text, tissue, tectonic, architect, technology.]

"The fragrance is quite subtile."

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