Meanings
adjectiveunsubtle (comparative unsubtler, superlative unsubtlest)
comparative unsubtler · superlative unsubtlest
- Not subtle; obvious.
The minute I got there I realized that I didn't need the loo at all, and so the person in the stall next to me was going to think I was either quite mad, an unsubtle drug fiend or some kind of Rebecca Loos-type pervy textaholic.
2007, Alexandra Heminsley, Ex and the City: You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Dumps You
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Germanic*un-
- Proto-West Germanic*un-
- Old Englishun-
- Middle Englishun-
- Englishun-
- Englishsubtle
- Englishunsubtle
Cite this entry
APA
unsubtle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubtle
MLA
“unsubtle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubtle. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsubtle,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsubtle.
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