astute

Adjective
Synonyms: sharpshrewd

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. 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: sharpshrewd
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Astute \As*tute"\, a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E. acute.] Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty. [1913 Webster] As*tute"ly, adv. -- As*tute"ness, n. [1913 Webster]

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