unsubtle


Also found in: Thesaurus.

unsubtle

(ʌnˈsʌtəl)
adj
not subtle; obvious or blatant
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.unsubtle - lacking subtletyunsubtle - lacking subtlety; obvious; "gave us a broad hint that it was time to leave"
clear - readily apparent to the mind; "a clear and present danger"; "a clear explanation"; "a clear case of murder"; "a clear indication that she was angry"; "gave us a clear idea of human nature"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

unsubtle

adjective
Easily seen through due to a lack of subtlety:
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations

unsubtle

adjplump; how unsubtle can you get!plumper gehts nicht!
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
References in classic literature ?
She was amazing in a sort of unsubtle way; crudely amazing--I thought.
His technique was best described as unsubtle - so unsubtle that within minutes, there was barely any bush left.
The Victoria's Secret model has stepped out in New York carrying a book clutch that seemed to a very unsubtle message to the A Star Is Born actor.
Jose Mourinho has continued his thinly-veiled attack on Jurgen Klopp with another unsubtle swipe at the Liverpool manager.
And posing in a tux with a classic motor for GQ magazine looks like a rather unsubtle invite to Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to hand him the licence to thrill.
Critics said the enormous statue is an unsubtle attempt by Modi's BJP party to reclaim an Indian national hero.
The thing that hurts the most is, childlike fools getting gales of laughter with unsubtle ,very poor jokes.
Still, some readers may enjoy the over-the-top melodrama with its unsubtle passion, sexual consummation, and end-game carnage, so buy where the series is popular.
They're not bad guys, just rather clumsy and with a decidedly unsubtle sense of humor.
"This week Britain said goodbye to the European Union with a letter of divorce, which upset continental leaders with unsubtle demands that they open their markets up for trade on friendly terms or we might not be able to continue military cooperation," said The Guardian in an editorial.
The film is traditionally understood as an (unsubtle) metaphor for Reagan-era America and Reaganism in general.