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.
- astute analysis
- astute observation
- astute remark
- 23 September 2014, A teacher, “Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents”, in The Guardian:
- 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.
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 f pl
Anagrams[edit]
Latin[edit]
Adverb[edit]
astūtē (comparative astūtius, superlative astūtissimē)
References[edit]
- “astute”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, 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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