Definitions for astute

astute as·tute

Spelling: [uh-stoot, uh-styoot]
IPA: /əˈstut, əˈstyut/

Astute is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 96 anagrams from letters in astute (aesttu).

Definitions for astute

adjective

  1. of keen penetration or discernment; sagacious:
  2. clever; cunning; ingenious; shrewd:

Origin of astute

1605-15; Latin astūtus shrewd, sly, cunning, equivalent to astū- (stem of astus) cleverness + -tus adj. suffix

Examples for astute

"But that's just the kind of women they are," said Lydia, at once reckless and astute.

"My letters to my father and to Robespierre," the astute Marc Antoine had said.

Enter the Taj Group, with its astute understanding of the needs of the well-heeled and the well-traveled.

This collection shows you just how complex and funny and astute she was from the start.

They are ranked number one by the astute Jeff Sagarin of USA Today.

The general is considered one of the most astute politicians in Italy.

Melanie was too astute to indulge in any compromising whims.

"A likely story that to bear to the astute gentlemen in Toulouse," said he.

His astute detente diplomacy with the Soviet Union, trying to make the world a safer place, gets high marks.

Sunday's World Cup final has the most astute soccer experts and eager bookies setting their odds on who will win.

Word Value for astute
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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