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astute
having sharp judgment and keen insight
Synonyms
- shrewd
- perceptive
- sharp-witted
Antonyms
- naive
- obtuse
astute in a sentence
The astute investor noticed the warning signs months before the market crashed.
The astute detective pieced together the clues that everyone else had missed.
Where it comes from
From Latin astutus "crafty, cunning"
Memory hook
A-STUTE -- an astute student always spots the trick question.
Read it in context
- The Archive in Wood Science