Astutely

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In an astute manner.

    "Embarrassed, Bradly mumbled in his beard and began to fill his pipe, inspected astutely by Podson the while."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a shrewd manner wordnet

Synonyms

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acutelydiscreetlyguilefullyintelligentlyjudiciouslyknowingly

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"Embarrassed, Bradly mumbled in his beard and began to fill his pipe, inspected astutely by Podson the while."

Etymology

From astute + -ly.

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