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unsubtle

unsubtle adjective: not subtle; obvious.

Adjective

unsubtle (comparative unsubtler, superlative unsubtlest)

  1. Not subtle; obvious.
    • The minute I got there I realized that I didn't need the loo at all, and so the person in the stall next to me was going to think I was either quite mad, an unsubtle drug fiend or some kind of Rebecca Loos-type pervy textaholic.2007, Alexandra Heminsley, Ex and the City: You're Nobody 'Til Somebody Dumps You

Forms of unsubtle

comparativeunsubtler
superlativeunsubtlest

Origin of unsubtle

From un- + subtle.

Words formed from unsubtle

Questions about unsubtle

What does unsubtle mean?
Unsubtle means not subtle; obvious.
What part of speech is unsubtle?
Unsubtle is an adjective.

Words near unsubtle in the dictionary

  1. unsubstitutably
  2. unsubstituted
  3. unsubsumable
  4. unsubsumed
  5. unsubtitled
  6. unsubtle
  7. unsubtleness
  8. unsubtler
  9. unsubtlest
  10. unsubtlety
  11. unsubtly

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