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outsubtle

outsubtle verb: to surpass in cunning.

Verb

outsubtle (third-person singular simple present outsubtles, present participle outsubtling, simple past and past participle outsubtled)

  1. (rare, transitive) To surpass in cunning.

Forms of outsubtle

third-person singular presentoutsubtles
present participleoutsubtling
past participleoutsubtled
pastoutsubtled

Origin of outsubtle

From out- + subtle.

Questions about outsubtle

What does outsubtle mean?
Outsubtle means to surpass in cunning.
What part of speech is outsubtle?
Outsubtle is a verb.
What is the past tense of outsubtle?
The past tense of outsubtle is outsubtled.

Words near outsubtle in the dictionary

  1. outstyling
  2. outsuave
  3. outsuaved
  4. outsuaves
  5. outsuaving
  6. outsubtle
  7. outsubtled
  8. outsubtles
  9. outsubtling
  10. outsuck
  11. outsucked

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