astute

astute
adj
1. discerning, perceptive, penetrating, piercing; keen, sharp, acute, quick; eagle-eyed, hawk-eyed, lynx-eyed, sharp-eyed; perspicacious, percipient, discriminating, appercipient; sagacious, judicious, wise, sapient; discreet, politic, prudent, wary, chary, cautious; watchful, vigilant, Argus-eyed, mindful; clear-headed, thoughtful, sensible, intelligent, reasonable, sound; alert, quick-witted, nimble, bright, smart; long-sighted, far-sighted, far-seeing, long-headed.
2. clever, cunning, wily, tricky, crafty, arch; artful, ingenious, astucious, Machiavellian, Rare. subdolous; shrewd, canny, Inf. cagey, shifty; sly, subtle, argute, foxy, vulpine; conniving, contriving, intriguing, designing.

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