penetrative vs subtle

penetrative

adj
  • Displaying insight or discrimination; acute; penetrating. 

  • That can or does physically penetrate something; piercing, penetrating. 

  • That can penetrate opposition defences. 

  • Pertaining to sexual activity involving penetration by the penis. 

subtle

adj
  • Insidious. 

  • Tenuous; rarefied; of low density or thin consistency. 

  • Barely noticeable, not obvious, indistinct. 

  • Cleverly contrived. 

  • Cunning, skillful. 

  • Hard to grasp; not obvious or easily understood. 

How often have the words penetrative and subtle occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )