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Used of persons.
calculating
scheming
conniving
calculative
hard
Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
sharp
cunning
sly
astute
smart
1
A slanted but
shrewd
look at another side of today's refugee crisis.
2
The Congolese attacking midfielder was a
shrewd
acquisition from Free State Stars.
3
But
shrewd
observers agree he remains the most likely victor in November.
4
Jesu, he knows how to provoke.' He gave me a
shrewd
look.
5
Frodo said nothing: the
shrewd
guesses of the farmer were rather disconcerting.
6
The unbeliever cast a
shrewd
look at his companion in the consultation.
7
The scarcity of detail provided in that background again shows
shrewd
restraint.
8
He proved to be a surprisingly
shrewd
steward of the public money.
9
The young general looked at the
shrewd
,
cold eyes of his chief.
10
The next experiment made by the
shrewd
bishop was to similar purpose.
11
At that, Rillieux's expression turned
shrewd
at last; he understood just fine.
12
Yet he had several
shrewd
designs in the plan of operations adopted.
13
In the Arabian tales he is generally a
shrewd
,
meddling, inquisitive fellow.
14
They had the
shrewd
,
keen look of the driller and the wildcatter.
15
Ranulph saw that he must humour the
shrewd
natural, so he said:
16
Then he took the measure of his companion in a
shrewd
overlook.
shrewd
very shrewd
shrewd eyes
too shrewd
shrewd man
shrewd guess