Take the tour ×  Do astute and acute have identical meaning ( -
quick or shrewd) and usage? Thanks.  EDIT: From the comments
below there appears to be significant disagreement about usage
and a discussion seems worthwhile.  share|improve this question
Of course they don't, as any dictionary will tell you. –  Barrie
England Oct 9 at 7:33 You know when you've got astute
appendicitis. –  Edwin Ashworth Oct 9 at 7:40 add comment
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Yes they do - in the sense you refer to. They both denote
intellectual sharpness or sagacity. Even though they have very
different etymologies the sense of sharpness is common to both
adjectives. Thus you can use them interchangeably in the
following contexts for instance:  He is a