isteț

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isteț

/isˈtet͡s/

Rhymes with -et͡s

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic истьць (istĭcĭ), from Proto-Slavic *jьstьcь.

adjective isteață · isteți · istețe · isteț

masculine, neuter smart, cunning, sharp, clever, canny
Similar: deștept, descurcăreț, ager, mintos, ascuțit

In English

smart exhibiting intellectual knowledge, such as that found in books

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@misc{istet_2026,
  title = {isteț},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/iste%C8%9B},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}