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as⋅tute

  [uh-stoot, uh-styoot]
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–adjective
1. of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
2. clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts.
Origin:
1605–15; < L astūtus shrewd, sly, cunning, equiv. to astū- (s. of astus) cleverness + -tus adj. suffix

Related forms:
as⋅tute⋅ly, adverb
as⋅tute⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. smart, quick, perceptive. 2. artful, crafty, wily, sly.
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as·tute   (ə-stōōt', ə-styōōt')   
adj.  Having or showing shrewdness and discernment, especially with respect to one's own concerns. See Synonyms at shrewd.

[Latin astūtus, from astus, craft; see wes-1 in Indo-European roots.]
as·tute'ly adv., as·tute'ness n.
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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.
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Language Translation for : astute
Spanish: astuto,
German: schlau,
Japanese: 明敏な
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astute 
1611, from L. astutus "crafty," from astus "guile, cunning," of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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