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(adj.P. a.) : astūtus, a, um, adj.a lengthened form of the ante-class. astus, like versutus from versus, cinctutus from cinctus; and astus itself has the form of a P. a., q. v. init.
* Shrewd, sagacious, expert; or (more freq., cf. astutia) in mal. part., sly, cunning, artful, designing, etc. *
* Ante-class. form astus, a, um: asta lingua, Att. ap. Non. p. 1, 54.
* Class. form astūtus: malus, callidus, astutus admodum,Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 112: Causam dicere adversus astutos, audacīs viros, valentes virgatores,id. As. 3, 2, 19: non tam astutus, neque ita perspicax,Ter. Heaut. 5, 1, 1: verum ego numquam adeo astutus fui, Quin etc.,id. Ad. 2, 2, 13: ratio,Cic. Verr. 1, 11 fin.: nihil astutum,id. Or. 19, 64: hoc celandi genus est hominis non aperti, non simplicis, non ingenui; versuti potius, obscuri, astuti, fallacis,id. Off. 3, 13, 57: astuti Getae,Prop. 5, 5, 44: Parthorum astutae tela remissa fugae,id. 4, 8, 54: ut est astuta et ingeniosa sollertia,Plin. 36, 26, 66, § 192, where Jan omits astuta et: gens non astuta, nec callida,Tac. G. 22 et saep.: pro bene sano Ac non incauto fictum astutumque vocamus,Hor. S. 1, 3, 62: homo sagax et astutus,Mart. 12, 88, 4: Est vir astutus multorum eruditor,Vulg. Eccli. 37, 21: vulpes,Hor. S. 2, 3, 186: consilium,Gell. 5, 10 al.—As subst. (eccl. Lat.): Astutus omnia agit cum consilio,Vulg. Prov. 13, 16; ib. Eccli. 18, 28.—Comp.: fallacia astutior,Plaut. Cas. 5, 1, 7: si qui me astutiorem fingit (followed by callidius),Cic. Fam. 3, 8, 6: qui custodit increpationes, astutior fiet,Vulg. Prov. 15, 5.—* Sup.: astutissimus adversarius,Aug. Serm. 17: astutissima calliditas, id. Civ. Dei, 21, 6.— Adv.: astūtē, craftily, cunningly: astute comminisci aliquid,Plaut. Ep. 2, 2, 96: docte atque astute captare,id. Most. 5, 1, 21: consulte, docte atque astute cavere,id. Rud. 4, 7, 14: Astute, shrewdly done, Ter. And. 1, 2, 12: astute labefactare aliquem,id. Eun. 3, 3, 3: satis astute adgredi aliquem,id. Phorm. 5, 8, 75: astute reticere aliquid,Cic. ad Q. Fr. 1, 2, 1: astute nihil agere, Matius ap. Cic. Fam. 11, 28, 3.— Comp.: astutius ponere aliquid,Varr. L. L. 9, 1 Müll.—Sup.: astutissime componere aliquid,Gell. 18, 4: astutissime excogitare,Lact. 1, 22: astutissime fingi, Aug. Civ. Dei, 19, 5.
Charlton T. Lewis, Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary

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