SUBTLETY

n.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness. The fox which lives by subtlety. Shak.

2.
n.

Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.

3.
n.

Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive. Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. Shak.


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