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shrewd
[ shrood ]
adjective
- having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise:
a shrewd businessman.
Synonyms: , , , , , , ,
- cunning or tricky; artful.
shrewd pain.
- Archaic. mischievous; naughty.
- Obsolete. malicious or evil; bad.
- Obsolete. shrewish.
shrewd
/ ʃ°ù³ÜË»å /
adjective
- astute and penetrating, often with regard to business
- artful and crafty
a shrewd politician
- obsolete.
- piercing
a shrewd wind
- spiteful
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å±ô²â, adverb
- ˈ²õ³ó°ù±ð·É»å²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
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
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of shrewd1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
It’s a shrewd aside from the larger story, but one that succinctly highlights how women must constantly be aware of their surroundings without being didactic and obvious.
The shrewd, vivifying juxtaposition pits crude, primal, static stone, its huge weight pressing the ground beneath your feet, against sleek, industrially elegant windmills spinning overhead to catch the invisible airstream and generate similarly imperceptible energy.
Bong’s shrewd portrait of a wannabe dictator is even more chilling when you consider that Kenneth’s violent narcissism is relevant regardless of whether or not Trump is in office.
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.
“Spartacus†screenwriter Dalton Trumbo, blacklisted during the Red Scare, may have identified with the shrewd Thracian gladiator who led a slave revolt against the crushing overlords of the Roman Republic.
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