astute
shrewd and perceptive in judgment
Word origin: From Latin astutus, crafty, from astus craft or cunning.
Astute in a sentence
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An astute observer, she noticed the flaw everyone else had missed.
An astute reader will notice that the narrator's account quietly contradicts itself.
Using “astute” well
Astute describes shrewd, perceptive judgment, with a positive connotation of mental sharpness. It emphasizes quickness to perceive what others miss.
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