Suttle vs. Subtle
Suttlenoun
The weight of a commodity shipment after deduction of the weight of the container, before allowance of tret.
Suttleverb
To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.
Suttlenoun
The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet to be allowed.
Suttleverb
To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to troops.
Suttle
Suttle is a surname.
Subtleadjective
Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
Subtleadjective
(of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
Subtleadjective
(of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
Subtleadjective
Insidious, deceptive, malicious.
Subtleadjective
Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
Subtleadjective
(obsolete) Refined; exquisite.
Subtleadjective
Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; - applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
Subtleadjective
Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
Subtleadjective
Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing distinctions; nicely discriminating; - said of persons; as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous; insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; - said of the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.
Subtleadjective
Smooth and deceptive.
Subtleadjective
be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind;
Subtleadjective
faint and difficult to analyze;
Subtleadjective
able to make fine distinctions;
Subtleadjective
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way;
Subtleadjective
(especially of a change or distinction) so delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyse or describe
Subtleadjective
(of a mixture or effect) delicately complex and understated
Subtleadjective
capable of making fine distinctions
Subtleadjective
arranged in an ingenious and elaborate way
Subtleadjective
making use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something
Subtleadjective
crafty; cunning
