Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

supersubtle

American  
[soo-per-suht-l] / ˌsu pərˈsʌt l /

adjective

  1. extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle.


Other Word Forms


Etymology

Origin of supersubtle

First recorded in 1590–1600; super- + subtle


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

After some no doubt supersubtle finesses and pivots on both sides, Black seems to have achieved his goal on 30.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 14, 2023

Of those colleagues, the most important is probably Jodi Melnick, a veteran of postmodern dance with a supersubtle style, an exemplar of the less-is-more magic that Mearns seems to be after.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

In the past, Ms. Melnick has had trouble translating the idiosyncratic magic of her personal style, slippery and supersubtle, onto other bodies.

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2016

In the end, the balance left to praise is slighter by the measure of Novelist Calisher's fondness for the supersubtle.

From Time Magazine Archive

Remember what Shakespeare calls Desdemona; 'a supersubtle Venetian.'

From The American by Henry James

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com