astute Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
sharp; shrewd.
- a smart businessman
- an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
- he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
WordNet
As*tute" adjective
Etymology
L.Definitions
Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. Syn. -- Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty. As*tute"ly , adv. --As*tute"ness , n.
