astute
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Adjective
astutest, superlative; astuter, comparative;
/əˈst(y)o͞ot/,
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astutest, superlative; astuter, comparative;
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Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one's advantage
- - an astute businessman
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- 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"
- (astutely) in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"
- (astuteness) shrewdness: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
- (astuteness) the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
- Two submarines of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Astute for the characteristic of shrewdness and discernment.
- quickly and critically discerning; shrewd or crafty
- (adj) : shrewd, clever, crafty, cunning
- adj. very intelligent, smart, clever