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Synonyms for astute

Grammar : Adj
Spell : uh-stoot, uh-styoot
Phonetic Transcription : əˈstut, əˈstyut

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Définition of astute

Origin :
  • 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.
  • adj perceptive
Example sentences :
  • Melanie was too astute to indulge in any compromising whims.
  • Extract from : « Nana, The Miller's Daughter, Captain Burle, Death of Olivier Becaille » by Emile Zola
  • The general is considered one of the most astute politicians in Italy.
  • Extract from : « Chit-Chat; Nirvana; The Searchlight » by Mathew Joseph Holt
  • "A likely story that to bear to the astute gentlemen in Toulouse," said he.
  • Extract from : « Bardelys the Magnificent » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "My letters to my father and to Robespierre," the astute Marc Antoine had said.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • "But that's just the kind of women they are," said Lydia, at once reckless and astute.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Then her face settled into an astonished yet astute calm and wariness.
  • Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
  • Only at that moment did the “crook” realise what an astute player the stranger was.
  • Extract from : « The White Lie » by William Le Queux
  • The most astute scheming could not have served Heemskirk better.
  • Extract from : « 'Twixt Land & Sea » by Joseph Conrad
  • That simple and astute Teuton had been, it seems, holding me up to Falk in the light of a rival.
  • Extract from : « Falk » by Joseph Conrad
  • Very calm, faithful, and yet astute, he expressed his new-born hopes darkly.
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad

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