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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

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

This may be regarded as a supersubtle distinction; but it is necessary if we are to understand the important fact about Morris that—to quote Mr. Compton-Rickett—“human nature in the concrete never profoundly interested him.”

From The Art of Letters by Lynd, Robert

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