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Meaning of 'shrewd' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shrewd [ superl.]
- Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
- Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
- Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.

Meaning of 'shrewd' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shrewd [ s]
Meaning (1):
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (2):
- acting with a specific goal
Example in sentence:
  • the most calculating and selfish men in the community

Nearby Words:

shrag shragger shram shrank shrap shrape shrapnel shred shredcook shredded

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