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“most astucious”
astucious (uh STOO shuhs) (adjective), more astucious, most astucious
1. Conveying the qualities of being smart, cleaver, or calculating: Sam is considered to be an astucious politician who is able to resolve many problems for his government.
2. Relating to cunning, crafty, or deceitful actions when dealing with people: Joyce was shocked when she received the final bill for repairs to her house from the astucious contractor and saw that he was charging her double the cost of the work they had agreed to before.
3. Etymology: from Latin astus which has either a good sense of "adroitness" and "dexterity" or an unacceptable application of being "crafty, deceitful", and "cunning", as illustrated below.
2. Relating to cunning, crafty, or deceitful actions when dealing with people: Joyce was shocked when she received the final bill for repairs to her house from the astucious contractor and saw that he was charging her double the cost of the work they had agreed to before.
3. Etymology: from Latin astus which has either a good sense of "adroitness" and "dexterity" or an unacceptable application of being "crafty, deceitful", and "cunning", as illustrated below.
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