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astute

[ uh-stoot, uh-styoot ]

adjective

  1. keenly perceptive or discerning; sagacious:

    an astute analysis.

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  2. an astute merchandising program;

    an astute manipulation of facts.

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astute

/ əˈ²õ³ÙÂá³Üː³Ù /

adjective

  1. having insight or acumen; perceptive; shrewd
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹²õˈ³Ù³Ü³Ù±ð²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ²¹²õˈ³Ù³Ü³Ù±ð±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹²õ·³Ù³Ü³Ù±ð·±ô²â adverb
  • ²¹²õ·³Ù³Ü³Ù±ð·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of astute1

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin ²¹²õ³ÙÅ«³Ù³Ü²õ “shrewd, sly, cunning,” equivalent to ²¹²õ³ÙÅ«- (stem of astus ) “cleverness” + -tus adjective suffix
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of astute1

C17: from Latin ²¹²õ³ÙÅ«³Ù³Ü²õ cunning, from astus (n) cleverness
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Whoever is chosen will need to be an astute diplomat, assuming power at a pivotal time for the Olympic movement, and amid a complicated and tense geopolitical landscape.

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Best known for chronicling the counterculture of the 1960s and ’70s with essays like “Slouching Towards Bethlehem” and “The White Album,” Didion spent her life writing about her astute observations.

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The fish appear to be thriving, which has offered a small measure of comfort, and a therapist-friend made an astute observation: “You’re making a home for them, because you can’t make a home for yourself.”

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We are also some of the most astute students of American politics and society and its potential and failures as a democratic society.

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But its glorious catalog lay in disarray, waiting for an astute buyer willing to mine its precious gems.

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