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English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: shrewd
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: shrewdly
shrewdly
adv : in a shrewd manner;
“he invested his fortune astutely” [syn:
astutely,
sagaciously,
sapiently]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Shrewdly
Shrewd
\Shrewd\, a. [Compar.
Shrewder; superl.
Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
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Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
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2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
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These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
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3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
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Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
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Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage:
Shrewd,
Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
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Shrewd"ly, adv. --
Shrewd"ness,
n.
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