subtle

Definition

  • adjective: hard to notice or see
  • adjective: difficult to understand or perceive
  • synonyms: delicate, obscure, sly

Examples

  • When it comes to giving criticism, sometimes it's best to take a 'subtle' approach.

  • Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's 'subtler' than it once was.

  • It was her 'subtle' way of telling me to mind my own business.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Who knew? We don't have time to search this whole place. I don't think we have to. "Plummet of Death"? That's subtle. It looks like something really big went through there. I don't know. It doesn't really scream "Cyclops" to me. At least there's no line. (..)
    2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters