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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke