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astute

as·tute [ ə stt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
clever and perceptive: shrewd and discerning, especially where personal benefit is to be derived
an astute investor

[Early 17th century. < Latin astutus< astus "cleverness, skill"]

as·tute·ly adverb
as·tute·ness noun
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