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astute

2 syllables
adjective
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As an adjective, astute means quickly and critically discerning.

Meanings of astute

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Quickly and critically discerning.

  2. Shrewd or crafty.

    “astute analysis”

    “astute observation”

  3. 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”

    Similar: sharp, shrewd

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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