Shrewd - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ʃruːd|
Brit.
|ʃruːd|
adjective
- marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (syn: astute, sharp)
he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
- acting with a specific goal (syn: calculating, calculative, scheming)Extra examples
She's shrewd about her investments.
...a shrewd used car dealer who knew how to make the best possible deal...
I have a shrewd idea that it is a humbug.
The air was shrewd as it breathed from the north.
That is a shrewd loss.
He is a shrewd critic and experienced professor of Parliamentary fence.
Reagan was a shrewd political operator.
I wrote him down as a shrewd fellow.
Word forms
adjective
comparative: shrewder
superlative: shrewdest
comparative: shrewder
superlative: shrewdest
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