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Meanings of very shrewd in English

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Usage of very shrewd in English
1
That is very courageous, I know; but it is not very shrewd.
Oddsfish!
2
Little Kurt was very shrewd; he had coached Mia all the way.
Cara mia - book one of the immortyl revolution
3
The people themselves were clever and very shrewd...' Hirtius's voice droned on.
The Memoirs of Cleopatra
4
The lawyer was also a money-lender, and accounted a very shrewd customer.
Dick the Bank Boy; Or, A Missing Fortune
5
Well, those who serve me must be very discreet and very shrewd.
Oddsfish!
6
Buffett is a very shrewd investor and is not altruistic at all.
Reuters
7
She was, as I think I have said, a very shrewd person.
Carette of Sark
8
You are very shrewd, Betty-tell me, is that to be a match?
Fair Margaret
9
On the contrary, your African is very shrewd in the reading of character.
The Land of Footprints
10
He had a very shrewd idea as to the nature of that errand.
A Lost Leader
11
However, our guest was very shrewd and at once deciphered me.
Beasts, Men and Gods
12
His eyes were small and very shrewd; his manner was humble.
The Spinners
13
She had a very shrewd idea what girls John Thomas had taken out.
England, My England
14
This, which would seem to have been foolish, was, in reality, very shrewd.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
15
They had taken that as a wise saying of a very shrewd man.
The Root of Evil
16
His lawyer, Harper Steger, looked very shrewd and canny to them.
The Financier: A Novel
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Very shrewd through the time
Very shrewd across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common