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oversubtle

oversubtle adjective: excessively subtle.

Adjective

oversubtle (comparative more oversubtle, superlative most oversubtle)

  1. Excessively subtle.

Forms of oversubtle

comparativemore oversubtle
superlativemost oversubtle

Origin of oversubtle

From over- + subtle.

Words formed from oversubtle

Questions about oversubtle

What does oversubtle mean?
Oversubtle means excessively subtle.
What part of speech is oversubtle?
Oversubtle is an adjective.

Words near oversubtle in the dictionary

  1. oversubsidized
  2. oversubsidizes
  3. oversubsidizing
  4. oversubstitution
  5. oversubtile
  6. oversubtle
  7. oversubtleties
  8. oversubtlety
  9. oversubtly
  10. oversuck
  11. oversucked

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