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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 "non-obvious"
Examples for "non-obvious"
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To work with a secretive and hunted group requires making many non-obvious choices.
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Active questioning increased, especially where there were non-obvious signs.
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The study of non-obvious interactions among diverse commercial entities.
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Hoberman says that his ideas for inventions must satisfy four requirements-thatthey be novel, useful, non-obvious, and neat.
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And the solutions are non-obvious.
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NORA The technology: So-called nonobvious relationship-awareness software that susses out unseen relationships between individuals.
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Triggers can cause nonobvious deadlocks and lock waits.
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I glanced at the house with the van in front, feeling very proud of the completely nonobvious way I pulled it off.
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Move past the scattered arrangements of his latest record-ostensiblyabout love-andyou'll find a sweet throwback to classic American folk with appealingly nonobvious melodies.
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The group hops to it, extruding volunteers through a nonobvious Brownian motion, and before long all of Tony's gear is spread out on the lawn.
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 through the time
Subtle across language varieties
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Australia
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