shrewd

shrewd  (shrd)

adj. shrewd·er, shrewd·est

1. Characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence, and often a sense of the practical.

2. Disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky.

3. Sharp; penetrating: a shrewd wind.

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[Middle English shrewed, wicked, from shrew, rascal; see shrew.]

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shrewdly adv.

Synonyms: shrewd, sagacious, astute, perspicacious
These adjectives mean having or showing keen awareness, sound judgment, and often resourcefulness, especially in practical matters. Shrewd suggests a sharp intelligence, hardheadness, and often an intuitive grasp of practical considerations: "He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow" J.A. Froude.
Sagacious connotes prudence, discernment, and farsightedness: "He was observant and thoughtful, and given to asking sagacious questions" John Galt.
Astute suggests shrewdness, especially with regard to one's own interests: An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease.
Perspicacious implies penetration and clear-sightedness: She is much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument. See Also Synonyms at clever.

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shrewd

Adjective

intelligent and making good judgments [from shrew (obsolete verb) to curse, from shrew]

shrewdly adv
shrewdness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	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" astute, sharp smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
	2.	shrewd - used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" calculating, calculative, scheming, conniving hard - dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

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shrewd

adjective astute, clever, sharp, knowing, fly (slang) keen, acute, smart, calculated, calculating, intelligent, discriminating, cunning, discerning, sly, canny, perceptive, wily, crafty, artful, far-sighted, far-seeing, long-headed, perspicacious, sagacious << OPPOSITE naive

Translations

shrewd [ʃruːd] adj → astuto

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shrewd [ʃruːd] adj → astucieux/euse, perspicace; [business person] → habile

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shrewd [ʃruːd] adj → klug

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shrewd [ʃruːd] adj → astuto/a, scaltro/a