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| shrewd [ shrood ] (comparative shrewd·er, superlative shrewd·est) |
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| Definition: |
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1. good at judging people or situations: showing or possessing intelligence, insight, and sound judgment, especially in business or politics
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2. clever and probably accurate: based on good judgment and probably correct
  a shrewd assessment of the situation
a shrewd guess
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3. crafty: inclined to deal with others in a clever underhanded way
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4. sharp: piercing or sharp
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archaic
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| [13th century. <shrew in the obsolete sense "wicked person"] |
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| shrewd·ly adverb |
| shrewd·ness noun |
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