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Meanings of subtle in English
Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way.
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Examples for "insidious"
Examples for "insidious"
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Financial abuse is one of the most insidious types of family violence.
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It's an insidious tactic used by corporations, activists and political parties alike.
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The online sale of counterfeits is an increasingly insidious problem for manufacturers.
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The wisest of plans are open to the insidious entrance of error.
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They are right: bullying is all too insidious, and too readily accepted.
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The effects are particularly pernicious for children whose lungs are still developing.
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The dead lie in heaps and layers in the invisible, pernicious poison.
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Perhaps the most pernicious danger is that of infant and toddler food.
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You may not fear carbs today, but the anti-carb camps are pernicious.
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The passive defense is always pernicious; the active may accomplish great successes.
Usage of subtle in English
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But notice the subtle change in the form the second question takes.
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That said; a slightly inflexible approach could hamper progress in subtle ways.
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Questions don't come any more subtle than how to get democracy right.
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Or was your question a subtle way of asking whether I'm married?
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New beginnings and second chances could develop on a very subtle level.
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A study published last year suggests their effects might be subtle only.
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However, the manufacturers listed the side-effects simply as subtle discomfort or irritation.
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I'd use some really subtle magic, make it look like natural causes.
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The effect of human activity on our climate is no longer subtle.
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The film addresses the revolution in a very subtle way, she said.
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All of this created a subtle change in the American mind set.
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However, a subtle shift is occurring in the nature of their deployment.
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It's light and lively and brilliantly subtle, yet has terrific staying power.
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However, the effects that we observe are subtle and variable between loci.
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Public awareness campaigns also have been increasing, with messages becoming less subtle.
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Quickwater made a subtle gesture, first to his right, then straight ahead.
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Subtle across language varieties
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