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adjectivesupersubtle (comparative more supersubtle, superlative most supersubtle)
comparative more supersubtle · superlative most supersubtle
- Very tenuous or rarefied.
She was introduced to Madame Grandoni, and tea was immediately served; Hyacinth being gratefully conscious the while of the supersubtle way in which Lady Aurora forebore to appear bewildered at meeting him in such society.
1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.
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supersubtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersubtle
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“supersubtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersubtle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supersubtle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supersubtle.
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