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astute
adjective
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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əsˈtjuːt
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adjective
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
“A smart businessman”
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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
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