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1. (adj.) shrewd
astute or sharp in practical matters:
a shrewd politician.
2. shrewd
keen; piercing.
3. shrewd
artful; marked by cleverness, perceptiveness, etc.:
a shrewd choice.
4. shrewd
Archaic. malicious.
5. shrewd
Obs. bad.
6. shrewd
Obs. shrewish.
Etymology: (1275–1325; ME shrewed; see shrew1, -ed3)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) astute, sharp, shrewd
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
"a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
2. (adj) calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming, shrewd
used of persons
"the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. shrewd
inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish
2. shrewd
artful; wily; cunning; arch
3. shrewd
able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply
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Sense: showing good judgement; wise
a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.
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 Afrikaans: oordeelkundig |
 Arabic: حاد الذَّكاء، حَكيم، ثاقِ |
 Bulgarian: умен |
 Brazilian: astuto |
 Czech: chytrý |
 German: schlau |
 Danish: kløgtig; klog |
 Greek: σοφός, που διαθέτει ορθή |
 Spanish: perspicaz, astuto |
 Estonian: nutikas |
 Farsi: زيرك |
 Finnish: älykäs |
 French: astucieux |
 Hebrew: חָכָם |
 Hindi: समझदार |
 Croatian: mudar, lukav |
 Hungarian: éles eszű |
 Indonesian: cerdik |
 Icelandic: glöggskyggn; kænskur |
 Italian: astuto |
 Japanese: 抜け目のない |
 Korean: 영리한 |
 Lithuanian: įžvalgus, sumanus |
 Latvian: gudrs; vērīgs; rūpīgi aps |
 Malay: bijak |
 Dutch: slim |
 Norwegian: klok, smart, forutseende |
 Polish: sprytny, rozsądny |
 Persian: زيرك |
 Pashto: ځيرك، چالا، ټګ |
 Portuguese: astuto |
 Romanian: isteţ, subtil |
 Russian: проницательный, тонкий |
 Slovak: chytrý, bystrý |
 Slovenian: moder |
 Serbian: oštrouman |
 Swedish: klipsk, klok, klyftig |
 Thai: หลักแหลม |
 Turkish: açıkgöz, kurnaz |
 Taiwanese: 精明的，狡猾的 |
 Ukrainian: проникливий; тверезий |
 Urdu: ہوشیار |
 Vietnamese: khôn ngoan, lanh lợi |
 Chinese: 精明的，机灵的 |
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