"subtly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌt.li/ [UK], /ˈsʌ.tl̩.li/ [UK], /ˈsʌt.l̩.li/ [General-American], /ˈsʌt.li/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-subtly.wav Forms: more subtly [comparative], most subtly [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English sotilly; equivalent to subtle + -ly. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sotilly}} Middle English sotilly, {{suffix|en|subtle|ly}} subtle + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} subtly (comparative more subtly, superlative most subtly)
  1. With subtleness, in a subtle manner; with cleverness rather than brute force. Synonyms: subtlely, subtilly [obsolete] Translations (with subtleness, in a subtle manner): хитро (hitro) (Bulgarian), ловко (lovko) (Bulgarian), изкусно (izkusno) (Bulgarian), subtilment (Catalan), subtilement (French), sutilmente (Galician), velatamente (Italian), sottilmente (Italian), subdolamente (Italian), subtelnie (Polish), delikatnie (Polish), sutilmente (Portuguese), sutilmente (Spanish), altan altan (Turkish)

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