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Shrewd

adjective
/ʃɹuːd/
Word Frequency: 2.6

Definitions

1.adjectiveShowing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
2.adjectiveArtful, tricky or cunning.
3.adjectiveStreetwise.
4.adjectiveKnowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
5.adjectiveNigh accurate.
"a shrewd guess"
6.adjectiveSevere, intense, hard.
"a shrewd blow, or assault"
7.adjectiveSharp, snithy, piercing.
"a shrewd wind"
8.adjectiveBad, evil, threatening.
9.adjectivePortending, boding.
10.adjectiveNoxious, scatheful, mischievous.
11.adjectiveAbusive, shrewish.
12.adjectiveScolding, satirical, sharp.

Synonyms

astuteschemingconnivinghardsmartsharpcalculatingcalculativeartfulwilyslycunning

Rhymes With

crudesubduedfortitudelewdbroodeludeaptitudepreclude
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