astute

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English

Etymology

From Latin astūtus, from astus (“craft”).

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Adjective

astute (comparative astuter, superlative astutest)

  1. Quickly and critically discerning.
  2. 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.

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Estonian

Verb

astute

  1. Second-person plural present form of astuma.

Italian

Adjective

astute f pl

  1. feminine plural of astuto

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Latin

Adverb

astūtē (comparative astūtius, superlative astūtissimē)

  1. craftily, cunningly, slyly

References

  • “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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