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Subtlely vs Subtlety - What's the difference?

subtlely | subtlety |

As an adverb subtlely

is an alternative spelling of lang=en.

As a noun subtlety is

the quality or fact of being subtle.

subtlely

English

Adverb

(en adverb)
  • * {{quote-book, year=1903, author=Philip P. Wells, title=Bible Stories and Religious Classics, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Then the ministers and two Christian men, Theodorus and Rufinus, wrote their martyrdom and laid it subtlely among the stones. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2006, author=Emile Zola, title=Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=She walked about for a moment or two in order the more thoroughly to show off her paces, and as she walked she smiled subtlely , closed her eyes demurely and managed her skirts with great dexterity. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1890, author=Mrs. E. D. E. N. Southworth, title=For Woman's Love, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=But you must insinuate the idea very slowly and subtlely . }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=1892, author=Annie S. Swan, title=The Guinea Stamp, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=Never was man so subtlely flattered, so tempted. }}
  • * {{quote-book, year=2008, author=Thomas Common, title=Thus Spake Zarathustra, by=Friedrich Nietzshe, chapter=, edition= citation
    • , passage=The door sprang subtlely open unto me, and said "Go!" }}

    subtlety

    English

    (wikipedia subtlety)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The quality or fact of being subtle.
    • With all his usual subtlety , he quietly fixed the problem before anyone else noticed it.
  • (countable) An instance of being subtle, a subtle thing, especially a subtle argument or distinction.
    • The subtleties of this overture are often overlooked.
  • (countable) An ornate medieval illusion dish or table decoration, especially when made from one thing but crafted to look like another.
    • At the king's coronation feast, several subtleties were served between main courses.