supersubtleadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpəˈsʌtl/,

/ˌsjuːpəˈsʌtl/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈsədəl/

Forms:

α. 1600s supersuttle, 1600s– supersubtle.

β. 1600s supersubtill, 1600s 1800s– supersubtile.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, subtle adj.

Etymology: < super- prefix + subtle adj. With α. forms compare subtile adj. and the discussion at that entry. Compare earlier oversubtle adj.

Extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > very or excessively

over-cunning1604

supersubtle1605

super-politic1659

the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > very

supersubtle1823

lighter-than-air1909

α.

1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. K3 Advancing them in the rest of their super-suttle [1629 super-subtill] inventions.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 355 A fraile vow, betwixt an erring Barbarian, and a super subtle Venetian.

1694 tr. Terence Fair Andrian in Terence's Comedies 26 This 'tis to be super-subtle!

1750 T. Edwards Canons Crit. (ed. 3) viii. 77 Here our Profess'd Critic, in order to introduce a supersubtle and forced explanation of his own, is searching after knots in a bulrush.

1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. xiii. 113 The hilarity of youth..would be even preserved to old age; were it not for false ideas of decorum, a species of hypocrisy, a supersubtle attention to the supposed minutiæ of character, that lead us to check our spontaneous efforts.

1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 111 Over-informed, super-subtle, too clever for her age.

1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxiv. 211 A tendency to over-refining and super-subtle argument.

1935 E. Bowen House in Paris (1983) ii. v. 106 But he was in no way supersubtle or florid, and no doubt could have been a gentleman had he wished.

1963 L. Edel Henry James 13 For a brief moment he entertained the common fantasy of novitiates in fiction that this would be a Great American Novel: even the supersubtle James allowed himself this cliché-dream of overnight fame and power.

2005 R. Hill Stranger House (2006) v. 324 To his father, who Madero judged wouldn't have been out of place in the super-subtle political world of the Curia, he must have been a great disappointment.

β. 1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) ii. xii. 175 The Cabalist as a super subtile transcendent, mounteth..from this sensible world vnto that other intellectuall.1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. June 678/1 By reason that Mature Humanity is too gross to breathe the air of that super-subtile region.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 75 The super-subtile fancies of theosophy.1915 C. L. de Chambrun Pieces of Game 22 She liked Malory..better than the French version of the King Arthur stories, and preferred the simple Anglo-Saxon to the wily and supersubtile Latin.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supersubtle
释义	supersubtleadj. Brit. /ˌsuːpəˈsʌtl/, /ˌsjuːpəˈsʌtl/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈsədəl/ Forms: α. 1600s supersuttle, 1600s– supersubtle. β. 1600s supersubtill, 1600s 1800s– supersubtile. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: super- prefix, subtle adj. Etymology: < super- prefix + subtle adj. With α. forms compare subtile adj. and the discussion at that entry. Compare earlier oversubtle adj. Extremely or excessively subtle; oversubtle. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [adjective] > very or excessively over-cunning1604 supersubtle1605 super-politic1659 the world > matter > constitution of matter > lack of density > [adjective] > very supersubtle1823 lighter-than-air1909 α. 1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. K3 Advancing them in the rest of their super-suttle [1629 super-subtill] inventions. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) i. iii. 355 A fraile vow, betwixt an erring Barbarian, and a super subtle Venetian. View more context for this quotation 1694 tr. Terence Fair Andrian in Terence's Comedies 26 This 'tis to be super-subtle! 1750 T. Edwards Canons Crit. (ed. 3) viii. 77 Here our Profess'd Critic, in order to introduce a supersubtle and forced explanation of his own, is searching after knots in a bulrush. 1797 W. Godwin Enquirer i. xiii. 113 The hilarity of youth..would be even preserved to old age; were it not for false ideas of decorum, a species of hypocrisy, a supersubtle attention to the supposed minutiæ of character, that lead us to check our spontaneous efforts. 1830 M. R. Mitford Our Village IV. 111 Over-informed, super-subtle, too clever for her age. 1879 J. McCarthy Hist. our Own Times II. xxiv. 211 A tendency to over-refining and super-subtle argument. 1935 E. Bowen House in Paris (1983) ii. v. 106 But he was in no way supersubtle or florid, and no doubt could have been a gentleman had he wished. 1963 L. Edel Henry James 13 For a brief moment he entertained the common fantasy of novitiates in fiction that this would be a Great American Novel: even the supersubtle James allowed himself this cliché-dream of overnight fame and power. 2005 R. Hill Stranger House (2006) v. 324 To his father, who Madero judged wouldn't have been out of place in the super-subtle political world of the Curia, he must have been a great disappointment. β. 1614 S. Purchas Pilgrimage (ed. 2) ii. xii. 175 The Cabalist as a super subtile transcendent, mounteth..from this sensible world vnto that other intellectuall.1823 C. Lamb in London Mag. June 678/1 By reason that Mature Humanity is too gross to breathe the air of that super-subtile region.1856 R. A. Vaughan Hours with Mystics (1860) II. 75 The super-subtile fancies of theosophy.1915 C. L. de Chambrun Pieces of Game 22 She liked Malory..better than the French version of the King Arthur stories, and preferred the simple Anglo-Saxon to the wily and supersubtile Latin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1605
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