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
astute (comparative astuter, superlative astutest)
Quickly and critically discerning.
Shrewd or crafty.
• crafty, shrewd, wily
• statue
Source: Wiktionary
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
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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