astute
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Latin astūtus, from astus (“craft”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
astute (comparative astuter, superlative astutest)
- Quickly and critically discerning.
- Shrewd or crafty.
- 2014, A teacher, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian, 23 September 2014:
- The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.
- 2014, A teacher, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian, 23 September 2014:
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
Quick at seeing how to gain advantage
Anagrams[edit]
Estonian[edit]
Verb[edit]
astute
- Second-person plural present form of astuma.
Italian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
astute
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adverb[edit]
astūtē (comparative astūtius, superlative astūtissimē)
References[edit]
- “astute”, in Charlton T[homas] Lewis; Charles [Lancaster] Short (1879) […] A New Latin Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Ohio; Chicago, Ill.: American Book Company; Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- “astute”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- astute in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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