ASTUTE

astute, sharp, shrewd

(adjective) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

astute (comparative astuter, superlative astutest)

Quickly and critically discerning.

Shrewd or crafty.

Synonyms

• crafty, shrewd, wily

Anagrams

• statue

Source: Wiktionary

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

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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