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Webster 1913 Edition

Adj.

[L.

astutus

, fr.

astus

craft, cunning; perh. cognate with E.

acute

Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.

Syn. – Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty.

As-tute′ly

adv.

–

As-tute′ness

Noun.

Adj.

[L. astutus, from astus, craft, subtilty.]

Shrewd; sharp; eagle-eyed; critically examining or discerning.