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supersubtle

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

adjective

  1. extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle.


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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

The sentiment which lurks more or less in all animate nature—that of not desiring the undesired of others—was lively as a passion in the supersubtle, epicurean heart of Eustacia.

From The Return of the Native by Hardy, Thomas

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