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Astute

Astute Meaning & Definition
Astute Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Astute?

[adj] marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "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"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Astute: sharp | shrewd | smart

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Astute In Webster's Dictionary

\As*tute"\, a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute.] 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.

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