If you describe a style, colour, or effect as ~, you mean that it is not obvious.
I have always liked ~ clothes–simple shapes which take a lot of hard work to get right.
...his typically ~ humour.
= subtle
ADJ: ADJ n
If you describe a style, colour, or effect as ~, you mean that it is not obvious.
I have always liked ~ clothes–simple shapes which take a lot of hard work to get right.
...his typically ~ humour.
= subtle
ADJ: ADJ n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012