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Meanings of
shrewd
in English
Used of persons.
calculating
scheming
conniving
calculative
Related terms
hard
Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
sharp
cunning
sly
astute
Related terms
smart
Usage of
shrewd
in English
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.
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About this term
shrewd
Adjective
Frequent collocations
very shrewd
shrewd eyes
too shrewd
shrewd man
shrewd guess
More collocations
Shrewd
through the time
Shrewd
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common