astute
as·tute
adjective
1.
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”
Origin
From Latin astūtus, from astus (“craft”).
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