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Webster 1913 Edition
Astute
As-tute′
,Adj.
[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
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Astute
ASTU'TE
,Adj.
Shrewd; sharp; eagle-eyed; critically examining or discerning.
Definition 2025
astute
astute
English
Adjective
astute (comparative astuter, superlative astutest)
- quickly and critically discerning
- shrewd or crafty
- 2014, A teacher, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian, 23 September 2014:
- The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.
- 2014, A teacher, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian, 23 September 2014:
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
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Anagrams
Latin
Adverb
astūtē (comparable astūtius, superlative astūtissimē)
References
- astute in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- astute in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “astute”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.