Sub″tly (?), adv. In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise. Milton.
2. Nicely; delicately.
In the nice bee what sense so subtly true. Pope.
Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but evading the analysis of my mind. Hawthorne.
3. Deceitfully; delusively. Shak.