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Plotting vs Astute - What's the difference?

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Plotting is a related term of astute.


As a verb plotting

is .

As a noun plotting

is the act of scheming or making plots; machination.

As an adjective astute is

quickly and critically discerning.

plotting

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

  • The act of scheming or making plots; machination.

    • astute

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • quickly and critically discerning
  • shrewd or crafty
  • * 2014 , A teacher, " Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
    • The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.

    Synonyms

    * crafty, shrewd, wily

    Derived terms

    * astutely * astuteness

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