Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

astutely

/əstˈutli/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.13 in modern English

Syllables: as-tute-ly
IPA: /əstˈutli/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In an astute manner.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Etymology tree English astute Middle English -ly English -ly English astutely From astute + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more astutely (comparative) most astutely (superlative)

Synonyms

shrewdly sagaciously sapiently acutely

Rhymes With

absolutely acutely

Questions

How do you pronounce astutely?: The recorded pronunciation is /əstˈutli/.
What does astutely mean?: In an astute manner.
Where does astutely come from?: Etymology tree English astute Middle English -ly English -ly English astutely From astute + -ly.

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