Hypertext Webster Gateway: "astute"
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) 1.7 (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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