"Astucious" is a word in ENGLISH
Subtle; cunning; astute.
. . . for a moment, perhaps an hour, they would wait, wait for something, and when that waiting was over, it was simply dismissed, goodbyes stated, reading materials closed, a momentary pause in the day that did not hold up to whatever came next.Waiting was often a resented gift, imparted to those who accepted it grudgingly in the hopes that something better would come along when the gift was tossed aside, boxed away for the next recipient.
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A man leaves a bar, gets into his car and drives away. 200 yards further he's stopped by a police officer. Officer: "Good evening sir. We're testing drivers for drunken driving. Would you please blow into this machine?". Man: "I'm sorry, I can't do that. I have asthma. If I blow on that machine I will get out of air". Officer: "Please come along to the office and we can give you a blood test". Man: "I can't do that. I have anemia and if you stick a needle in me I will bleed to death". Officer: "Then you'll have to get out and walk 5 yards along this white line". Man: "Can't do that either". Officer: "Why not?". Man: "Because I'm dead drunk".
Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose; subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.
Read the complete definitionSly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme.
Read the complete definitionSly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; -- applied to persons; as, a subtle foe.
Read the complete definitionCunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle stratagem.
Read the complete definitionThe quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning; craftiness; artfulness.
Read the complete definitionIn a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.
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