subtly

subtle | American Dictionary

subtle
adjective
us/ˈsʌt̬·əl/
not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious:
subtle flavors
a subtle shade of pink
The subtle nuances of English pronunciation are hard to master.
Subtle can also mean small but important:
There are subtle differences between the two.

subtly

adverbus/ˈsʌt̬·əl·i, ˈsʌt·li/
He subtly affects the lives of everyone he encounters.

Examples of subtle

subtle
For example, detailed and exact clinical observation reveals subtle differences between hysterical paralysis and organic paralysis.
He was a true mentor, teaching us to be subtle, firm and humorous all at the same time.
The first kind of profiling is directly relevant to programmers, but the distinction between the dynamic and lexical styles is subtle.
Their members' marriage patterns, for example, showed subtle, but visible, differences from those of other social groups.
These changes are subtle and intermittent at first and become more permanent and obvious as the disease progresses.
What counts is solely the proper mixture of more coarse and more subtle particles.
The issue is subtle, however, and future research will have to clarify the precise status of forms such as lawyers fees.
It also enables us to eschew subtle questions of syntactic definability.
This point is rather subtle and easily overlooked, which contradicts our general claim that we can "read off" an algorithm from the typing rules.
The observations of subtle power imbalances in everyday conversational practices are worthwhile starting points for class discussions of students' own experiences in those arenas.
Such a person might express his religious views in subtle ways, such as the choice of raw material for his artistic creations.
A more subtle reaction is some form of assimilation and appropriation of e-government systems by key stakeholders within the context of deployment and use.
Such partiality can be exercised through overt pressures or through subtle constraints on open expression.
The observational interpretation of specifications and refinements adds expressive power and flexibility, but introduces some subtle problems.
Their presentation style belies the subtle but momentous social transformation they are orchestrating - the reconfiguration of gender and ethnic relations.
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