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To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.
of Subtilize
One who subtilizes.
of Subtilize
The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness; as, the subtility of air or light.
Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.
Cunning; skill; craft.
Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or artifice; a trick; subtlety.
Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
Smooth and deceptive.
The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.
of Subtlety
The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.
Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of discrimination.
Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.
In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Nicely; delicately.
Deceitfully; delusively.