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Meaning of ā̆stūtia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
[aːsˈtuː.ti.a]

Definitions

  1. cunning, craftiness, cleverness, shrewdness (adeptness at using tricks)
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  2. subtlety
    declension-1
  3. a cunning trick, stratagem
    declension-1

Examples

“… nunc opus est tuā / mihi ad hanc rem exprōmptā memoriā atque astūtiā.”

Now all I need is your wits and cunning applied to this scheme.

“Ut dētur parvulīs āstūtiā, adolēscentī scientiā et intellēctus.”

To give subtilty to little ones, to the young man knowledge and understanding. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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