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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uh-stoot, uh-styoot |
Phonetic Transcription : əˈstut, əˈstyut |
Definition of more astute
Origin :- 1610s, from Latin astutus "crafty, wary, shrewd; sagacious, expert," from astus "cunning, cleverness, adroitness," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Greek asty "town," a word borrowed into Latin and with an overtone of "city sophistication" (cf. asteism). Related: Astutely; astuteness.
- adj perceptive
- "More astute than I gave her credit for being," said Vickery to himself.
- Extract from : « A Woman for Mayor » by Helen M. Winslow
- Can it be that they are more astute than two veteran truffle-hunters?
- Extract from : « The Sin of Monsieur Pettipon » by Richard Connell
- "She is cleverer, more astute and cunning and wily, than I thought," said Pons with a smile.
- Extract from : « Cousin Pons » by Honore de Balzac
- Franklin, in the transaction, was the more honest, and Jay the more astute.
- Extract from : « Beacon Lights of History, Volume XI » by John Lord
- Even the more astute of the French begin to dread the name of Pitt.
- Extract from : « French and English » by Evelyn Everett-Green
- Decker, the student-proprietor of the restaurant where I ate every day, was more astute.
- Extract from : « Tramping on Life » by Harry Kemp
- So I did not abandon the search until I had become fully satisfied that the thief is a more astute man than myself.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Mystery In Four Volumes » by Various
- It would be hard to say which of the two sovereigns was the more valiant in arms, or the more astute statesman.
- Extract from : « The Turkish Empire, its Growth and Decay » by Lord Eversley
- Dr. Pusey, however, was a more astute ecclesiastical statesman than Cardinal Wiseman.
- Extract from : « Lord John Russell » by Stuart J. Reid
- More astute brains than the wild valleys of the North produce conducted the preparations.
- Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
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