subtly
adverb
in a way that is so fine or delicate as to be difficult to perceive.
unsubtly
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a word derived from
subtly.
Example Sentences
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Bella, as we learn early on, is the beneficiary of the world’s first mother-daughter cranial transplant, a procedure performed by a sweetly deranged, unsubtly named scientist, Dr. Godwin Baxter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 7, 2023
Unsurprisingly, Fitton is still goading Trump into more legal trouble, by giving interviews unsubtly encouraging Trump to defy the judge's orders not to talk about the case with witnesses.
From Salon ● Jun. 16, 2023
“It has a little bit of gold,” and the brand’s readiness to announce itself — unsubtly — “just kind of fit him.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2023
Shortly afterward, Mr. Nathan told friends, associates of the new mayor unsubtly urged him to find work outside New York.
From New York Times ● May 7, 2022
Pinned or crucified, it was all the same; in crime analysis as in everything these days, personal sense of achievement had been too unsubtly annihilated.
From We're Friends, Now by Mel Varga
