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Antonyms for more astute

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
Example sentences :
  • "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

Synonyms for more astute

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