Sub"tly (?), adv.
In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise.
Milton.
2.
Nicely; delicately.
In the nice bee what sense so subtly true.
Pope.
Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind.
Hawthorne.
3.
Deceitfully; delusively.
[Obs.]
Shak.
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