supersubtle

American  

[soo-per-suht-l] / ˌsu pərˈsʌt l /

adjective

1. extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle.

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Other Word Forms

• supersubtlety noun

Etymology

Origin of supersubtle

First recorded in 1590–1600; super- + subtle

Example Sentences

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

But this inconsistency, if it merits the name, is not an affair of artificial and supersubtle refinement, but is based in the fundamental principles of our nature.

From Thoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the Author by Godwin, William