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subtlety

nounfeminineliteraryrare/ɐɾɡuˈsiɐ/ar·gú·ci·a

Definition

Sharpness of mind; subtlety in reasoning or argumentation; intellectual cunning.

“The lawyer defended his client with great subtlety.”

“His subtlety allowed him to solve the problem ingeniously.”

rhetorical subtlety