Subtile

sub′til, adj. delicately constructed: fine: thin or rare: piercing: shrewd.— adv. Sub′tilely .— ns. Sub′tilene ; Subtil isā′tion .— v.t. Sub′tilise , to make subtile, thin, or rare: to spin into niceties.— v.i. to make nice distinctions: to refine in argument.— ns. Sub′tilism , the quality of being subtile; Sub′tilty , state or quality of being subtile: finene : extreme acutene : cunning. [L. subtil is — sub , under, tela , a web.]