Astute Definition & Meaning | Bay Area Crosswords

About The Word Astute

Learn about the word Astute to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Astute definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.

Astute

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 Related Terms \| Find terms related to Astute: acute \| adroit \| alert \| apperceptive \| appercipient \| arch \| argute \| artful \| cagey \| calculating \| canny \| clever \| cogent \| crafty \| cunning \| cute \| deceitful \| deep \| deep-laid \| designing \| diplomatic \| discerning \| discreet \| farseeing \| farsighted \| feline \| foreseeing \| foresighted \| forethoughted \| forethoughtful \| foxy \| guileful \| heady \| incisive \| ingenious \| insidious \| insightful \| intelligent \| inventive \| judicious \| keen \| knowing \| knowledgeable \| longheaded \| longsighted \| Machiavellian \| Machiavellic \| observant \| pawky \| penetrating \| perceptive \| percipient \| perspicacious \| perspicuous \| piercing \| politic \| provident \| prudent \| quick \| quick-witted \| ready \| resourceful \| sagacious \| sage \| savvy \| scheming \| serpentine \| sharp \| shifty \| shrewd \| slick \| slippery \| sly \| smooth \| snaky \| sneaky \| sophistical \| stealthy \| strategic \| subtile \| subtle \| supple \| tactical \| trenchant \| trickish \| tricksy \| tricky \| underhand \| underhanded \| understanding \| vulpine \| wary \| wily \| wise See Also \| Astute In Webster's Dictionary \Astute"\, 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. {Astute"ly}, adv. -- {As*tute"ness}, n.

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

See Also |

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.

More Crossword Puzzle Words

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Cross Word Of The Day

Rhynchoelaps australis ‐ small venomous but harmless snake marked with black-and-white…
Mantilla ‐ short cape worn by women [n] a woman's silk or…
Varicolored ‐ having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly;…
Pleasingness ‐ a likeable beauty; "the liveliness and pleasingness of dark eyes"-…
Whitsun ‐ Christian holiday; the week beginning on Whitsunday (especially…
Little lord fauntleroy ‐ an excessively polite and…
Aortic stenosis ‐ abnormal narrowing of the…
Capital of laos ‐ the capital and largest…
Bladder disorder ‐ a disorder of the…
Dive brake ‐ a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the speed of…