astute
[uh-stoot, uh-styoot]
- of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious: an astute analysis.
- clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd: an astute merchandising program; an astute manipulation of facts.
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Origin of astute
1605–15; < Latin astūtus shrewd, sly, cunning, equivalent to astū- (stem of astus) cleverness + -tus adj. suffix
Synonyms
See more synonyms for astute on Thesaurus.com1. smart, quick, perceptive. 2. artful, crafty, wily, sly.
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Examples from the Web for astutely
Contemporary Examples
He also apologized to Daniel Clowes via sky writing because, as Lena Dunham astutely noted, that's what crazy people do.
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February 26, 2014
The NYPD detective, on reviewing her rage-filled emails, astutely diagnoses her as “borderline.”
One astutely muses about cognitive dissonance among the many conservative Republicans within the 47%.
One laddish website is astutely touting the news as a “happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with.”
Historical Examples
"Paul Irving washes his face every day of his own accord," said Anne astutely.
Anne Of AvonleaLucy Maud Montgomery
"She doesn't need to have," said Mrs. Wistar promptly and astutely.
SelinaGeorge Madden Martin
“It was the ghost of your first wife,” asserted the old housekeeper, astutely.
Daisy BrooksLaura Jean Libbey
Louis-Philippe astutely shifted the responsibility to the public exchequer.
Dumas' ParisFrancis Miltoun
"He would not say any thing to you to-day if you were late," says Bobby, astutely.
NancyRhoda Broughton
astute
- having insight or acumen; perceptive; shrewd
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Word Origin
C17: from Latin astūtus cunning, from astus (n) cleverness
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Word Origin and History for astutely
astute
adj.
1610s, from Latin astutus "crafty, wary, shrewd; sagacious, expert," from astus "cunning, cleverness, adroitness," of uncertain origin, perhaps from Greek asty "town," a word borrowed into Latin and with an overtone of "city sophistication" (cf. asteism). Related: Astutely; astuteness.
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