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[ uh-stoot, uh-styoot ] / əˈstut, əˈstyut / SEE SYNONYMS FOR astute ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis. clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts. Origin of astute1605–15; <Latin astūtus shrewd, sly, cunning, equivalent to astū- (stem of astus) cleverness + -tus adj. suffix SYNONYMS FOR astute1 smart, quick, perceptive. 2 artful, crafty, wily, sly. SEE SYNONYMS FOR astute ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM astuteas·tute·ly, adverbas·tute·ness, nounWords nearby astuteastrotourist, Astroturf, Astroturfing, Asturian, Asturias, astute, Astyanax, astylar, ASU, Asunción, asunder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for astuteHis astute detente diplomacy with the Soviet Union, trying to make the world a safer place, gets high marks. Will the Tapes That Destroyed Nixon Help Rehabilitate His Image?|Scott Porch|August 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Sunday's World Cup final has the most astute soccer experts and eager bookies setting their odds on who will win. The Amazing Tale of Paul the Psychic Octopus: Germany’s World Cup Soothsayer|Emily Shire|July 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST This collection shows you just how complex and funny and astute she was from the start. How I Write: Meg Wolitzer|Noah Charney|March 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST Enter the Taj Group, with its astute understanding of the needs of the well-heeled and the well-traveled. Lush Places: The Scotland of India|Tunku Varadarajan|March 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They are ranked number one by the astute Jeff Sagarin of USA Today. Kevin Durant Is Poised For NBA Supremacy|Allen Barra|February 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST It at once occurred to these two astute heroes that this would be a magnificent place for boxing-matches. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's|Talbot Baines Reed And now I will ask you a question: how can I be astute, if you think me obstinate? Three Plays|Luigi Pirandello You will do me the justice to observe,” says he, “I have made no secret with the astute Mackellar. The Master of Ballantrae|Robert Louis Stevenson But the astute Forrest, seeing that the odds were now heavily against him, ordered a retreat. The Rock of Chickamauga|Joseph A. Altsheler Its first sultan was a man of high character, courteous, dignified, and astute. Southern Spain|A.F. Calvert
British Dictionary definitions for astute
adjectivehaving insight or acumen; perceptive; shrewd Derived forms of astuteastutely, adverbastuteness, nounWord Origin for astuteC17: from Latin astūtus cunning, from astus (n) cleverness Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to astuteadroit, discerning, shrewd, keen, canny, intelligent, crafty, insightful, brainy, bright, calculating, clever, foxy, knowing, not born yesterday, on the ball, perspicacious, sagacious, savvy, sharp |