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Definition of Astucity
1. n. Craftiness; astuteness.
Definition of Astucity
1. Noun. Craftiness; astuteness. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Astucity
1. astuteness [n ASTUCITIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Astucity
Literary usage of Astucity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle (1901)
"Toughness plus astucity :—perhaps a simple wooden mast set up in Palace-Yard,
well soaped and duly presided over, might be the honester method ? ..."
2. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"astucity, astuteness. Consider Maximilien Robespierre . . . without head, without
heart, or auy grace, gift, or even vice beyond common, it' it were not ..."
3. Latter-day Pamphlets by Thomas Carlyle (1870)
"Toughness plux astucity:—perhaps a simple wooden mast set up in Palace-Yard, well
soaped and duly presided over, might lie the honester method? ..."
4. Carlyles' Works by Thomas Carlyle (1884)
"Toughness plus astucity : — perhaps a simple wooden mast set up in Palace-Yard,
well soaped and duly presided over, might be the honester method ? ..."
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