单词 | astuteness |
释义 | astutenessn. The quality of being astute; keenness of penetration or discernment; mental subtlety, shrewdness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > cunning > [noun] > astuteness yepshipc1000 yepleȝȝcc1175 yephedea1250 slyness1357 far-castingc1400 policyc1440 far-castc1540 fineness1546 astucec1550 shrewdnessa1616 arguteness1662 cuteness1768 smartness1800 astucity1837 astuteness1843 Yorkshiredom1849 flyness1888 shrewd1977 sus1979 1802 J. Bentham Let. 4 Sept. in Corr. (1988) VII. 125 Could this mass of law, by any astutia, be construed to come under title Poor.] 1843 R. Vaughan Age Great Cities 152 The astuteness acquired in the exercise of this greatest of free schools. 1865 A. Maffei Brigand Life II. 89 The astuteness of the Pontifical police. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1843 |
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