astuteness

Variant of astute

astute definition

as·tute (ə sto̵̅o̅t, -styo̵̅o̅t)

adjective

having or showing a clever or shrewd mind; cunning; crafty; wily

Etymology: L astutus < astus, craft, cunning

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