subtle

«subtle» in Mova's school dictionary: very small, delicate or hard to notice — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 3 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (subtle, subtler, subtlest)

meaning for a pupil

1) Subtle means very small, delicate or hard to notice. tree →

2) Subtle means clever in a quiet, sly way, good at thinking of tricks. tree →

sense in the lessons

a clever animal or hero who tricks others; or a faint hint of a feeling or smell

examples

• The hare was subtle and clever. tree →
• There was a subtle smell of smoke. tree →
• Her smile was so subtle that I almost missed it. tree →

note

nothing for maths; a subtle hint does not change any count

In the corpora

• Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made.
• With the pure Thou dost show myself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.
• With the pure Thou dost show Thyself pure; and with the crooked Thou dost show Thyself subtle.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «subtle» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.