Meaning of oversubtle in English:
oversubtle
Pronunciation /əʊvəˈsʌt(ə)l/
adjective
Making excessively fine distinctions.
- ‘Does it really count as ‘oversubtle’ to see that Cebes is saying that he doesn't trust the arguments?’
- ‘A Franciscan of Tournai reported that, though untrained in theology, the Beguines rejoiced in new and oversubtle ideas.’
scholarly, learned, academic, erudite, donnish