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Definition of Shrewd

Shrewd
Shrewd Shrewd, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by. --Sir J. Mandeville. Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd days and nights with us. --Shak. 2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch. These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues. --Shak. 3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply. Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it. --Secker. Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious; discerning; acute; penetrating. Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas shrewd does not. -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness, n.

Meaning of Shrewd from wikipedia

- In mathematics, a shrewd cardinal is a certain kind of large cardinal number introduced by (Rathjen 1995), extending the definition of indescribable cardinals...
- The Taming of the Shrewd (Polish: Poskromienie złośnicy) is a 2022 Polish film directed by Anna Wieczur-Bluszcz and starring Piotr Cyrwus, Jan Kardasinski...
- master commended the dishonest manager for his shrewdness. For the sons of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than the sons...
- Look up shrew or shrewd in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shrew may refer to: Shrew (family Soricidae) Treeshrew (order Scandentia), native to Southeast...
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- other and begin a relationship. When Fitz approaches King Shrewd for permission to marry, Shrewd reveals he has already pledged Fitz to the daughter of a...
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- commercial class. He saw the importance of trade and promoted it vigorously. His shrewd domestic reforms gave Prussia a strong position in the post-Westphalian...