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astute |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Astute \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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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" [syn: {sharp}, {shrewd}]
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