subtilty

American  

[suht-l-tee, suhb-til-] / ˈsʌt l ti, ˈsʌb tɪl- /

Also subtility

noun

Archaic.

plural

subtilties

1. an archaic variant of subtlety.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsubtilty noun

Example Sentences

I, Wisdom, have made subtilty my dwelling, And find out knowledge and discretion.

From The Bible Story by Hall, Newton Marshall

But there is a variety and subtilty in the Anglo-Saxon measure which is not found in the Middle English, and which is much more definitely under metrical rules.

From Medieval English Literature Home University of Modern Knowledge #43 by Ker, W. P. (William Paton)

He has not much imagination, nor remarkable subtilty in reasoning; but if he does not dazzle, he does not bore: he is too much the man of the world for that.

From The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 by Various

A gentle, tender spirit, and a judgment equally free from paradox, exaggeration, and excessive subtilty, are the characteristics of all he wrote.

From History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) by Lecky, William Edward Hartpole

Isaac trembled and said: Thy brother has come with subtilty, and taken away thy blessing.

From The History of Antiquity, Vol. I (of VI) by Duncker, Max