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supersubtile

supersubtile is the archaic form of supersubtle.

Meaning of supersubtle

Adjective

supersubtle (comparative more supersubtle, superlative most supersubtle)

  1. Very tenuous or rarefied.
    • She was introduced to Madame Grandoni, and tea was immediately served; Hyacinth being gratefully conscious the while of the supersubtle way in which Lady Aurora forebore to appear bewildered at meeting him in such society.1886, Henry James, The Princess Casamassima, London: Macmillan and Co.

Forms of supersubtile

comparativemore supersubtile
superlativemost supersubtile

Origin of supersubtile

From super- + subtile.

Questions about supersubtile

What is supersubtile the archaic form of?
Supersubtile is the archaic form of supersubtle.

Words near supersubtile in the dictionary

  1. supersubstantially
  2. supersubstantiate
  3. supersubstantiated
  4. supersubstantiates
  5. supersubstantiating
  6. supersubtile
  7. supersubtilized
  8. supersubtle
  9. supersubtleties
  10. supersubtlety
  11. supersuccessful

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