Meaning of shrewd in English

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  1. Pronunciation
  2. Classifying Adjective
    1. Definitions

  1. Pronunciation

    /ʃrud/

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  1. 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

  2. 2. used of persons

    Examples

    • « the most calculating and selfish men in the community »

    Synonyms

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