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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
as·tute       [uh-stoot, uh-styoot] Pronunciation Key
–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]

as·tute·ly, adverb
as·tute·ness, noun

1. smart, quick, perceptive. 2. artful, crafty, wily, sly.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
as·tute       (ə-stōōt', ə-styōōt')  Pronunciation Key 
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
astute 
1611, from L. astutus "crafty," from astus "guile, cunning," of uncertain origin.

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astute

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" 

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Astute

As*tu"cious\, a. [F. astucieux. See Astute.] Subtle; cunning; astute. [R.] --Sir W. Scott. -- As*tu"cious*ly, adv. [R.]

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