subtly
Example Sentences
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Ted is a cartoon creep with an Oxbridge hauteur, but Theo’s shortcomings may be too subtly rendered for a play that cries out for more definition.
From Los Angeles Times
Hormonal contraceptives may subtly reshape how partners feel about each other.
From BBC
This elliptical approach is in part its strength, subtly illuminating how trying to move past one tragedy may bring a family to the precipice of another.
Travis is seldom as blunt in his daily interactions with people, who often squint and look past the instability that is so subtly rendered by Mr. De Niro.
"I sort of creeped around the corner, subtly, quietly creeping and then he jumped out from behind somewhere and he was right there," the woman continues.
From BBC
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