Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

subtilely

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
sub-tile-ly
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete form of subtly.

Obsolete

Etymology

From subtile + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more subtilely (comparative) most subtilely (superlative)

Questions

What does subtilely mean?
Obsolete form of subtly.
Where does subtilely come from?
From subtile + -ly.

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