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shrewd

[ shrood ]

adjective

shrewder, shrewdest.
  1. having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise:

    a shrewd businessman.

    Synonyms: , , , , , , ,

  2. cunning or tricky; artful.
  3. shrewd pain.

  4. Archaic. mischievous; naughty.
  5. Obsolete. malicious or evil; bad.
  6. Obsolete. shrewish.


shrewd

/ ʃ°ù³ÜË»å /

adjective

  1. astute and penetrating, often with regard to business
  2. artful and crafty

    a shrewd politician

  3. obsolete.
    1. piercing

      a shrewd wind

    2. spiteful
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å±ô²â, adverb
  • ˈ²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å·±ô²â adverb
  • ²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å·²Ô±ð²õ²õ noun
  • ³Ü²Ô·²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å adjective
  • un·²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shrewd1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English shrewed, in part representing shrew 1 + -ed 3 ( dogged 1, wicked ); in part probably past participle of shrewen “to curse,†verb use of shrew 1 ( -ed 2 )
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of shrewd1

C14: from shrew (obsolete vb) to curse, from shrew
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In the first, Hackman’s local sheriff, Little Bill Daggett, already cemented in our brains as vicious, reveals himself to be a shrewd mocker of the written word as well.

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