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What is the adjective for subtilizing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs subtilize and subtilise which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

subtle
  1. Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood; barely noticeable.
  2. (of a thing) Cleverly contrived.
  3. (of a person or animal) Cunning, skillful.
  4. Insidious.
  5. Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency.
  6. Synonyms:
  7. Examples:
    1. “The colors of the petals, are almost indescribable, having all the subtle shades of pink and yellow, of white and light green, as well as blossoms that looked like speckles that are seen on some brook trout.”
      “She loves to draw with clean shapes and bold colors, infused with subtle textures to create playful designs.”
      “By themselves, these genes had only subtle effects on the temporal pattern of egg-laying.”
subtil
  1. Obsolete form of subtle.; sly, artful, cunning
  2. Refined; exquisite
  3. Examples:
    1. “A sappy and silky texture, subtil and fresh red fruits aromas give to this wine a great ageing potential.”
      “We like its corduroy fabric, its hood which will protect baby head, its subtil polka dot pattern lining.”
      “The instrumentalist plucks the strings with the right hand and touches the strings with the left hand to produce the desired pitch and create subtil tones and ornaments.”
subtile
  1. (obsolete) subtle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Unfortunately for me, doubtlessly, that is so subtile, that I do not understand it.”
      “There was the scent of sweet bay in the room, and everywhere the subtile, nameless perfume of the sea.”
      “This we may confirm by a reflection, which to some will, perhaps, appear too subtile and refined.”
subtiler
subtilest
subtler
  1. comparative form of subtle: more subtle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There is, Richard says, a subtler but no less powerful influence at work too.”
      “In my view, rock, despite a few exceptions, is not really suited for storytelling and not especially congenial to the subtler kind of lyric.”
      “There is no subtler, no surer means of overturning the existing basis of society than to debauch the currency.”
subtlest
  1. superlative form of subtle: most subtle
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “He builds on the stereotypically romantic portrayal of French music, yet does it in the subtlest way.”
      “As for yummy smells, I certainly find it hard to resist a man with the subtlest scent of cologne.”
      “That bent and stooped body became, for a time, capable of conveying the subtlest of messages in an arch of an eyebrow, the curl of a lip.”
subtilized
subtilizing
subtilised
  1. simple past tense and past participle of subtilise
subtilising
  1. present participle of subtilise
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