Definition
Clever and good at noticing things; marked by keen insight and clever judgment.
Etymology
A variant or archaic form of astute, formed with the Latin-derived suffix -ious (similar to -ous). This form is rare in modern English but reflects older linguistic patterns.
Kelly Says
This word is basically a fancy, old-fashioned way of saying 'astute'—the kind of word you'd find in 18th-century novels where characters are praised for being astutious judges of character.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
አስተዋፅዖ
as-te-wa-rts-so
CSČeština
chytrý
khy-tr-ee
ELΕλληνικά
έξυπνος
eks-ee-pnos
ESEspañol
astuto
as-TOO-tohss
FAفارسی
هوشیار
ho-she-yar
FISuomi
käsketön
käs-ke-tön
FRFrançais
astucieux
as-too-syeuh
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerdik
cer-dik
IGIG
nwere-nche
nwe-re-nche
ITItaliano
astuto
as-TOO-toh
JA日本語
機知に富む
ki-chi ni tomu
MSBahasa Melayu
cerdik
cer-dik
NLNederlands
astutus
as-too-tus
PLPolski
astuto
as-TOO-toh
PTPortuguês
astuto
as-TOO-toh
RUРусский
хитрый
khit-ryy
SWKiswahili
mjanja
mjan-ya
TAதமிழ்
புத்திசாலி
pu-tthi-sa-ali
TLTL
matalino
ma-ta-li-noh
TRTürkçe
akıllı
ah-KILL-ee
UKУкраїнська
розумний
roz-oom-niy
VITiếng Việt
thông minh
thong minh