Both Uses of
astute
in
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
- In his singular character the dual nature alternately asserted itself, and his extreme exactness and astuteness represented, as I have often thought, the reaction against the poetic and contemplative mood which occasionally predominated in him.†
Chpt 2astuteness = intelligence and perception
- I knew that so astute a villain would see that our hands were tied in the matter.
Chpt 11 *astute = smart & perceptive
Definition:
smart and perceptive