astutely
3
6.5
- adverb
- /əˈstjuːtli/
:
astutamente
- The detective astutely pieced together the clues to solve the mystery.
- astutely observed
- astutely remarked
- astutely recognized
And now he's seeing this new rising form of power and asking astutely, all right, how do we use this to close the gap, not expand it?
- And now he's seeing this new rising form of power and asking astutely, all right, how do we use this to close the gap, not expand it?
Examples
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I started to read more seriously about popular music and discovered many intelligent critics who astutely placed it within a social framework.
Academic text (2010) -
Karim Sadjadpour of the International Crisis Group astutely notes that Iranians have "Palestine fatigue."
Academic text (2007) -
But the thing that Will Smith very, very astutely understood is that he can make this.
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Particularly, as you so astutely pointed out, we're all gonna die pretty soon.
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Alex has I, you know, very astutely identified the problem here.
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The ability to listen astutely, describe, and recreate sounds is the foundation for learning language and music.
Academic text (2011) -
Children astutely read and gradually absorb messages that may be hidden from adults who transmit them.
Academic text (1997) -
Bill, this is a thoughtful and gut-wrenching report that astutely identifies the two contradictory mandates.
Blog text (15) -
William French contends astutely that Aquinas's notion of the common good provides a "cosmological-ecological principle" for his ethical system.
Academic text (2005) -
McCarthy astutely demonstrates that women's efforts took three distinct forms to forestall or elude masculine domination.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
112
2.3
To act with good sense and careful thought
33
3.0
In a smart way that shows skill and good ideas
28
3.7
In a smart way that shows good sense
19
5.8
In a very careful way that notices small details
15
3.7
In a way that shows good judgment and practical choices
8
3.4
In a clever way that shows clear thinking
6
6.0
In a clever way that shows good sense in practical matters
3
6.3
In a wise and thoughtful way
3
7.5
In a skillful and clever way
1
3.2
In a quick and watchful way that notices and reacts to things
1
5.8
In a way that shows clear, careful understanding of people or situations
1
4.8
In a way that shows deep understanding of a subject or situation
1
6.8
In a clear, direct way that shows good understanding
1
7.4
In a clever and careful way to get an advantage
1
8.9
Acting wisely and carefully to make good decisions
In a way that shows good judgment when choosing people or things
In a way that shows clear and deep understanding
In a way that shows deep, clear understanding of something
In a wise way that shows good judgment
How Astute
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word astutely comes from astute, which originally meant 'clever' and is like acute, meaning 'sharp'. So, to act astutely is to think and decide with a 'sharp' mind.