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noun
- (uncountable) astuteness, Astuteness often marked by a certain sense of cunning or artful deception.
- deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty
- 'The Bible - King James Version: John 1:47
- : Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no !
Translations: - French: ruse , fourberie
- German: Arglist
- Italian: astuzia
- Spanish: astucia
verb
- to deceive, to beguile
Translations: Etymology: Old French, from an unattested Old Norse word which was probably the source also of wile.
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