About The Word Astute
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Astute
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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 \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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