astutus

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.

* I.

Ante-class. form astus, a, um: asta lingua, Att. ap. Non. p. 1, 54.—

II.

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.