astuciousadj.
/əˈstjuːʃəs/ Astute.
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oldOE
witterc1100
pratc1175
smeighc1200
fellc1300
yap13..
far-castinga1387
parlousc1390
advisee?a1400
politic?a1439
astucec1550
political1577
astute1611
knowing1664
shrewda1684
sharp1697
leery1718
peery1721
fly1811
canny1816
flash1818
astucious1823
varmint1829
chickaleary1839
wide1879
snide1883
varminty1907
crazy like (or as) a fox1935
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward I. ix. 226 Like all astucious persons, was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own.
1846 A. Jameson Characteristics Women (new ed.) I. 72 The astutious lady of Belmont with her magic potions.
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adj.1823- myth-addict
- myth-bound
- myth-building
- myth-creating
- myth-criticism
- myth-destroying
- myth-haunt
- myth-haunted
- myth-information
- myth-kitty
- myth-maker
- myth-making
- myth-monger
- myth-mongering
- myth-pattern
- myth-play
- myth-producing
- myth-provoking
- myth-removal
- myth-stage
- myth-system
- myth-talk
- myth-transcriber
- mythaddict
- mythbound