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| as·tute [ ə stt ] |
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clever and perceptive: shrewd and discerning, especially where personal benefit is to be derived
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| [Early 17th century. < Latin astutus< astus "cleverness, skill"] |
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| as·tute·ly adverb |
| as·tute·ness noun |
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