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Meaning of shrewd in English
Pronunciation
/ʃrud/
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Classifying Adjective
shrewd
Definitions
1.
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Examples
« 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 »
Synonyms
smart
2.
used of persons
Examples
« the most calculating and selfish men in the community »
Synonyms
hard