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supersubtle

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

adjective

  1. extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle.


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Etymology

Origin of supersubtle

First recorded in 1590–1600; super- + subtle

Example Sentences

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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

As diagnoses of that horror they are sometimes subtle, brilliant, beautifully written; as often supersubtle, over-clever, strangled in preciosity.

From Time Magazine Archive

Behind that changeless mask, as in a safe retreat, the supersubtle devil that was the man might plot destruction and plan the laying of dreadful mines.

From To Have and to Hold by Mary Johnston

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