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shrewd

shrewd [ shrood ] (comparative shrewd·er, superlative shrewd·est)


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. good at judging people or situations: showing or possessing intelligence, insight, and sound judgment, especially in business or politics

2. clever and probably accurate: based on good judgment and probably correct
a shrewd assessment of the situation
a shrewd guess

3. crafty: inclined to deal with others in a clever underhanded way

4. sharp: piercing or sharp ( archaic )

[13th century. <shrew in the obsolete sense "wicked person"]

shrewd·ly adverb
shrewd·ness noun
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