shrewd
11shrewd — c.1300, wicked, evil, from shrewe wicked man (see SHREW (Cf. shrew)). Cf. crabbed from CRAB (Cf. crab), dogged from DOG (Cf. dog), wicked from WITCH (Cf. witch). The sense …
12shrewd — [adj] clever, intelligent acute, argute, artful, astucious, astute, brainy*, cagey, calculating, canny, crafty, cunning, cutting*, deep*, discerning, discriminating, farsighted, foxy*, heady*, ingenious, inside, in the know*, judicious, keen,… …
13shrewd — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute. DERIVATIVES shrewdly adverb shrewdness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «evil in nature or character»: from SHREW(Cf. ↑shrew) in the obsolete sense «evil person or thing», or… …
14shrewd — adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1 ed Date: 13th century 1. archaic mischievous 2. obsolete abusive, shrewish 3. obsolete ominous, dangerous …
15shrewd — adj. 1) shrewd at 2) shrewd to + inf. (it was shrewd of her to do that) * * * [ʃruːd] shrewd at shrewd to + inf. (it was shrewd of her to do that) …
16shrewd — [[t]ʃru͟ːd[/t]] shrewder, shrewdest ADJ GRADED A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage. She s a shrewd businesswoman... His grey eyes were shrewd but kindly... It… …
17shrewd — adjective 1 good at judging what people or situations are really like, especially in a way that makes you successful in business, politics etc: Martin s a shrewd judge of character. | a shrewd businesswoman 2 well judged and likely to be right:… …
18shrewd */ — UK [ʃruːd] / US [ʃrud] adjective Word forms shrewd : adjective shrewd comparative shrewder superlative shrewdest a) able to judge people and situations very well and to make good decisions a shrewd politician b) used about decisions and judgments …
19shrewd — [[t]ʃrud[/t]] adj. er, est 1) astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician[/ex] 2) keen; piercing 3) artful; marked by cleverness, perceptiveness, etc.: a shrewd choice[/ex] 4) archaic malicious 5) Obs. bad 6) Obs. shrewish •… …
20shrewd — adj. 1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of a face etc.) shrewd looking. 2 archaic a (of pain, cold, etc.) sharp, biting. b (of a blow, thrust, etc.) severe, hard. c… …
