shrewd in English dictionary

  • shrewd

    Meanings and definitions of "shrewd"

    • adjective
      showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
    • adjective
      artful, tricky or cunning
    • adjective
      streetwise
    • adjective
      knowledgeable
    • adjective
      (archaic)
      Scolding, satirical, sharp.
    • smart (and wide-awake)
    • Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
    • adjective
      acting with a specific goal; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
    • adjective
      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"

    Synonyms of "shrewd" in English dictionary

    hard, astute, calculative are the top synonyms of "shrewd" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of shrewd

    • shrewd ( comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)
    • st. wyższy  stopień wyższy shrewder; st. najwyższy  stopień najwyższy shrewdest
    • shrewd (comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)
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