Associations to the word «Astute»

Wiktionary

ASTUTE, adjective. Quickly and critically discerning
ASTUTE, adjective. Shrewd or crafty

Dictionary definition

ASTUTE, adjective. Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley