suttle
Americanadjective
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.
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Up into Heav'n from Paradise in hast Th' Angelic Guards ascended, mute and sad For Man, for of his state by this they knew, Much wondring how the suttle Fiend had stoln 20 Entrance unseen.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton
From these, two strong and suttle Spirits he calld That neer him stood, and gave them thus in charge.
From The Poetical Works of John Milton by John Milton
To which poetry would be made subsequent, or indeed rather precedent, as being less suttle and fine, but more simple, sensuous, and passionate.
From Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature by John Bartlett
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 John Milton
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 John Milton
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