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astucity

noun
as·tu·ci·ty | \-üsətē\
plural -es

Definition of astucity 

: the quality of being astute : astuteness they had been fools (to put it mildly), while the M'gai had been devils of astucity and treachery— John Masefield

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History and Etymology for astucity

from astucious, after such pairs as English ferocious: ferocity

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