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astutus.

crafty, cunning, shrewd, clever, tricksy (adept at using tricks)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[aːsˈtuː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[asˈtuː.tʊs]Classical-Latin[asˈtuː.tus]

  1. crafty, cunning, shrewd, clever, tricksy (adept at using tricks)

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Latin astū- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin ā̆stūtus From astū- (“craftiness”) + -tus (adjective-forming suffix).

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