US /əˈstut/ UK /əˈstjuːt/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    shrewd and perceptive, especially to one's advantage

    An astute investor, she sold just before the crash.

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Forms astuteness
Derived forms astutelyastuteness

Etymology

From Latin astutus ('crafty, cunning'), from astus ('craft, cunning, skill').

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