astute
adj.
clever; keen, acute, bright; shrewd; perceptive
HMS Astute
astute
Adjective
1. 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"
(synonym) sharp, shrewd
(similar) smart
astuto
adj.
shrewd, wily, cagey, cunning, astute, crafty, sly, canny, slick, artful, leery
Astute
(a.)
Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About