#96 astute

astute (adjective)- having insight or acumen; perceptive; shrewd

- C17 from Latin astutus - cunning; astus- clever

- also astutely (adverb); astuteness (noun)

One of the funny things about the stock market is that every time one person buys, another sells, and both think they are astute. ~ William Feather

Well, I don't know how astute I am, but I did want to be a journalist when I was growing up. ~ Carol Burnett

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