/asˈtuto/
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Translation
cunning
Word origin
From Latin astutus ('crafty, cunning'), from astus ('craft, skill, cunning').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- astutus
- English cognates
- astute
Grammar
Feminineastuta
Masc pluralastutos
Fem pluralastutas
Examples
zorro .
The fox is a very cunning animal.
partida.
He made a shrewd move to win the game.
.
She is too shrewd to fall into that trap.
.
With a clever answer he avoided the problem.
.
The thieves were cunning and left no clues.
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