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Discover LudwigThe phrase "almost subtle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that is nearly understated or delicate, but not quite fully so.
Example: "The artist's use of color in the painting is almost subtle, drawing the viewer in without overwhelming them."
Alternatives: "nearly understated" or "barely noticeable".
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They're almost subtle.
(Rascal Flatts, taking the same tack with "Dancing on the Ceiling," manages to make the original seem tasteful, almost subtle. A few others, like Jason Aldean and Tim McGraw, can't quite transcend the material).
The one moment in which Simon Kinberg's script becomes almost subtle is when the couple have to go to their boring neighbours' party and one of the dull wives plonks a baby into the lap of the uncomfortable Angelina.
Looking at the details of other robberies blamed on the gang shows that the Harry Winston job, despite the violence — some workers were struck in the head — was almost subtle by comparison.
And finally, there's the latest, almost subtle attack -- or that's it time to move beyond "ruin porn" and talk about what's next.
It's fun to notice the almost subtle Japanese flair that flashes throughout the chaotic onslaught of of strobing shapes and colors.
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His approach is almost too subtle and oblique.
Ms. Horn is almost too subtle to be understood.
"The Portuguese Nun" has wit and feeling, though the wit is at times almost imperceptibly subtle and the feeling somewhat stylized.
Zab's manager of four years, Shelly Finkel, said the differences between the two left-handers are almost too subtle to detect.
"Untitled, Cranberry Island, 21 July , 1997 catches the delicate gradations of gray in a sunset sky, an array of clouds almost too subtle to be drawn.
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