subtiliter

subtīlĭter, adv., v. subtilis fin.

subtīliter, Adv. (subtilis), fein, zart, I) eig.: res subtiliter conexae, Lucr.: dividere alqd, Plin.: fodere, nicht tief, Pallad. – II) übtr.: a) fein, scharfsinnig, gründlich, genau, iudicare, Cic.: disputare, Plin. ep.: numerum exsequi, genau, pünktlich, Liv.: subtilius scribam ad te, ausführlich, Cic.: subtilius haec disserere, Cic.: subtilissime perpolita, Cic. – b) schlicht im Ausdruck, einfach schön, dicere, Cic.: tenues (causas) agimus subtilius, Cic.

subtiliter [CL] 1 finely. b thinly, as fine particles or in a thin layer. c (w. ref. to solution or suspension in liquid) weakly, thinly. illud quod ~iter texitur laneum, quod nos staminium vocamus W. Malm. GR IV 336.  b fluvii lactei ibi fluebant et ros de celo ~iter stillans mel dulcissimum erat (Brendanus 56) VSH II 291.  c epitima ‥ dicitur quando res pulverizate ~iter temperantur cum aliquo liquore ad spissitudinem mellis SB 19. 2 with delicate workmanship, with fineness of detail. concinnat ‥ ~iter componit GlC C 646; perspicuam ferri conspeximus arcam, / Beselehelitica subtiliter arte politam Wulf. Swith. II 43; nam qui non ~iter factum emendet, laudabilior est eo qui primus invenit J. Sal. Ep. 143 (209) p. 330; melus, qui medullitus subcinit, affectus et opus ipsius est qui interius et ~ius discinit R. Cold. Cuthb. 81; dextraque nunc leniter lanam colo circumvolutam carpet, filum ~iter educet Neckam NR II 171 p. 281. 3 with fineness or subtlety of perception or judgement. quod et quantum potest humana discretio discernere et servare, ~er ac sapienter adimplere studuit Asser Alf. 99; [claustrales] ~ius sepe locuntur de Deo [quam scolares] S. Langton Ruth 118. 4 with minuteness of analysis, with attention to detail or finer points. qualitatem ‥ a vestra prudentia membratim et particulatim ~iter [i. enucleanter; i. sagaciter, orþanc] investigatam reor Aldh. VirgP 3; quid de fucorum muricibus ~iter [gl.: i. enucleanter; ‥ smeaþancelice] comminiscimur? Ib. 15; perquirentes ~ius invenerunt quia ‥ Bede HE III 10; c798 [Stoichi] qui ~iter inter verba discernunt Alcuin Ep. 162; astrologi qui secreta physice ~iter rimati sunt Ord. Vit. III 11 p. 116; ad acutius intuendum et ~ius intelligendum Gir. TH II 39; bursam aperuit et legens scelus abhorruit, et radens ~iter, ubi dicebatur puerum hunc necabis, scripsit: filiam nostram in uxorem ipsi dabis G. Roman. 316. 5 by means of ingenious or cunning arguments. pro eo ‥ intercessor exstat quem antea ~iter accusando crudeliter impugnaverat Ord. Vit. III 7 p. 100. 6 (in list of words deriv. from subtilis). subtilis ‥ unde ~iter ~ius ~issime adverbia Osb. Glouc. Deriv. 553.

subtīlĭtĕr (12) (subtilis), ¶ 1 dʼune manière fine, déliée, ténue : Lucr. 3, 739 ; 6, 1031 || dʼune manière menue : Plin. 5, 67 ¶ 2 [fig.] a) finement, subtilement, avec pénétration : aliquid subtiliter judicare Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 127, juger finement dʼune chose || avec une précision minutieuse : Cic. Att. 2, 21, 1 ; 1, 13, 4 ; Liv. 3, 5, 13 ; quam subtilissime persequi Cic. Top. 26, passer en revue avec le plus de précision possible ; b) avec un style simple, sobre : Cic. Or. 72, etc.; subtilius Cic. Fam. 9, 21, 1, avec un style plus simple.

subtiliter . adv. c. s. v. subtilis.
— dicere 素文而論。

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subtīliter adv.with comp.and sup.

• subtilis, finely, acutely, minutely, accurately, in detail: iudicare: haec ad te scribere: exequendo subtiliter numerum, L.: id persequar subtilius: haec subtilissime perpolita.—Of style, plainly, simply, without ornament: humilia subtiliter dicere: privatas causas agere subtilius.