as⋅tute /əˈstut, əˈstyut/ Show Spelled Pronunciation [uh-stoot, uh-styoot] Show IPA Pronunciation
–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
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