suttle

American  

adjective

1. a frequent misspelling of subtle.

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Usage

what does "suttle" mean? "Suttle” is a common misspelling of the word subtle, which variously means “faint,” “delicate in meaning,” “slight,” and “cunning.”It’s not too surprising people commonly misspell subtle as “suttle”: we don’t pronounce the B in this word. Example: When I wrote the word “suttle” in my final paper, my teacher gave me a not-so-subtle correction by circling my misspelling in red several times.

Example Sentences

VII How soon hath Time the suttle theef of youth, Stoln on his wing my three and twentith yeer!

From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John

There is always somethink subrowsa, somethink be'ind the scenes, somethink suttle, some unsuspected inflooence, what the outer world 'ardly ever 'ears of.'

From Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 by Various

A nice and suttle happiness I see Thou to thy self proposest, in the choice 400 Of thy Associates, Adam, and wilt taste No pleasure, though in pleasure, solitarie.

From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John

She finish'd, and the suttle Fiend his lore Soon learnd, now milder, and thus answerd smooth.

From The Poetical Works of John Milton by Milton, John

Do not stop to think; take the raspers without looking at them, and you will find that you get over the ground wonderfully:— 'The suttle munkych rewlars in furdewhodes rewled the pepell with suttyll rewles.

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 460 Volume 18, New Series, October 23, 1852 by Chambers, Robert