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Definition of Subtilely
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Subtilely
Literary usage of Subtilely
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"A good author tells us that " he lost " his life for a small crime, and that upon
a nice " point,subtilely devised and packed by his enemies? ..."
2. Quintilian's Institutes of Oratory: Or, Education of an Orator by Quintilian (1876)
"We must beware of defining too subtilely, 17,18. Method in definition, 19—22.
How a definition is overthrown, 23—27. A general definition may be adapted to ..."
3. Dictionary of the French and English Languages by Gabriel Surenne (1856)
"... Subterraneous, adj. souterrain, e,- ом' est sous terre subtilely, .... subtilely ..."
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