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Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)

Subtle Subtly Smells Tastes Sounds Colours Pleasantly Complex

query
S_____ smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.
...subtle shades of brown.
...delightfully subtle scents.
...whole aubergines in a very subtle sauce.
...a white sofa teamed with subtly coloured rugs.
word subtle
full-definition
adjective
Something that is subtle is not immediately obvious or noticeable .
...the slow and subtle changes that take place in all living things.
Intolerance can take subtler forms too.
The truth is subtly different.
We change subtly all the time.
A subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something.
I even began to exploit him in subtle ways.
He is a subtle character, you know.
What I've tried very subtly to do is to reclaim language.
Subtle smells, tastes, sounds, or colours are pleasantly complex and delicate.
...subtle shades of brown.
...delightfully subtle scents.
...whole aubergines in a very subtle sauce.
...a white sofa teamed with subtly coloured rugs.
inflections subtlersubtlestsubtlysubtlysubtly
cefr-level C1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:c1

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