Hypertext Webster Gateway: "astutely"
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)
astutely
adv : in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely" [syn:
{shrewdly}, {sagaciously}, {sapiently}]
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