astutely

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adverb

In an astute manner.

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shrewdlysagaciouslysapientlyacutely
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Meanings

adverbastutely (comparative more astutely, superlative most astutely)

comparative more astutely · superlative most astutely

  1. In an astute manner.

    Embarrassed, Bradly mumbled in his beard and began to fill his pipe, inspected astutely by Podson the while.

    1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 124

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbin a shrewd manner

Similar
shrewdlysagaciouslysapientlyacutely
Also see
acutelysagaciouslysapientlyshrewdly

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From astute + -ly.

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Translations

Arabic بِدَهَاء
  • بِدَهَاء (bidahāʔ)in an astute manner
Catalan astutament
  • astutamentin an astute manner
Esperanto sagace
  • sagacein an astute manner
Italian astutamente
  • astutamentein an astute manner
Portuguese astutamente
  • astutamentein an astute manner
Spanish astutamente
  • astutamentein an astute manner
Cite this entry
APA

astutely. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astutely

MLA

“astutely.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astutely. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “astutely,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/astutely.

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