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Definition of Subtlest
1. subtle [adj] - See also: subtle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtlest
Literary usage of Subtlest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Letters and Works of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu by Mary Wortley Montagu (1837)
"Ere change began, our sex no scandal knew, All nymphs were chaste as long as
swains were true; But now, tho' by the subtlest art betray'd, ..."
2. Dictionary of the Bible: Comprising Its Antiquities, Biography, Geography by William Robertson Smith (1896)
"Elsewhere the Empire is intended. religion was worship of the elements — more
especially, of the subtlest of all, — fire. The simplicity of the Aryan ..."
3. Every Day in the Year: A Poetical Epitome of the World's History by James Lauren Ford, Mary K. Ford (1902)
"Our subtlest mind hath rent the veil of pain, Hath found the truth he sought.
Who knows what script those opening eyes have read? If this set creed, ..."
4. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... The desolate coast, when ordered, to explore, And dare each danger of the
hostile shore: From this bold band he chose the subtlest two, The port, ..."
5. Good Words by Norman Macleod (1873)
"... Unearthly flowers with subtlest poison charged, And fruits that never ripened
in the sun, Of which to taste is to be damned past hope, As I am damned, ..."
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