Definitions for shrewdly
shrewd·ly

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, acutelyadverb

   in a shrewd manner

   "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shrewdlyadverb

   In a shrewd manner.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Shrewdlyadverb

   Etymology: from shrewd.

   1. Mischievously; destructively.

   This practice hath most shrewdly past upon thee. William Shakespeare.

   At Oxford, his youth and want of experience in maritime service, had somewhat been shrewdly touched, even before the sluices of popular liberty were set open. Henry Wotton.

   2. Vexatiously. It is used commonly of slight mischief, or in ironical expression.

   The obstinate and schismatical are like to think themselves shrewdly hurt, forsooth, by being cut off from that body which they choose not to be of. Robert South, Sermons.

   This last allusion rubb’d upon the sore;
   Yet seem’d she not to winch, tho’ shrewdly pain’d. Dryden.

   3. With strong suspicion.

   Four per cent. encreases not the number of lenders; as any man at first hearing will shrewdly suspect it. John Locke.

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1. shrewdly

   Shrewdly refers to the way of doing something in a clever or sharp-minded manner, often showing good judgment and quick thinking, particularly in business or some other financial context. The term can also suggest a certain level of cunning or craftiness.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrewdly in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shrewdly in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of shrewdly in a Sentence

1. Brian Walsh:

   He is running the most shrewdly calculating campaign, his people are very smart. The larger issue is – you could do everything right in a primary, but he is so far to the right, it would be a very big problem in a general election.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=shrewdly
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Shrewdly
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=shrewdly
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shrewdly