astute (s)
sharp (s)
shrewd (s)

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type s
lex_filenum 00
def marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
examples 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
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Similar to smart
Derivationally related form shrewd → shrewdness
Derivationally related form sharp → sharpness
Derivationally related form astute → astuteness
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Similar to smart
Derived from adjective acutely → sharp
Derived from adjective shrewdly → shrewd
Derived from adjective astutely → astute
Derivationally related form sharpness → sharp
Derivationally related form astuteness → astute
Derivationally related form shrewdness → shrewd

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