Intelligent, smart and capable of taking advantage of a situation.
Sinônimos
Examples for "sharp"
Examples for "sharp"
1The new measures follow a sharp increase in cases in recent days.
2Hard; sheep or goat; blue-veined; sharp; tangy; from Tigne Valley in Savoy.
3Semisoft; white; creamy; sharp; historic since the time of the Merovingian kings.
4Late yesterday, the recent sharp volatility of the New York market continued.
5Local media have reported sharp divisions within the government on the issue.
1This demands quite a bit of hard work, not to say cunning.
2Perhaps, by sheer nerve and animal cunning, you'll survive for a year.
3There was no cunning in the speech: it was the simple truth.
4Money and power and privilege run the Beautiful Game - and cunning.
5Though cunning in many ways, the opossum is singularly simple in others.
1She must be the sly one, all right, with that innocent look.
2Like you. A sly look my way, as if expecting a response.
3The sly approaches, the astute negotiations, the lying and the circumventing .
4That maid said she bought it on the sly all the time.
5But I will remember him for his sly, cheeky sense of humour.
1However, the objective of any astute business person is to make money.
2Respect the decision of astute young trainer James Cummings to press on.
3Instead, a torture far more astute than physical pain had been applied.
4The sly approaches, the astute negotiations, the lying and the circumventing .
5Though he, an astute student of history, at least respected the past.
1A slanted but shrewd look at another side of today's refugee crisis.
2The Congolese attacking midfielder was a shrewd acquisition from Free State Stars.
3But shrewd observers agree he remains the most likely victor in November.
4Jesu, he knows how to provoke.' He gave me a shrewd look.
5Frodo said nothing: the shrewd guesses of the farmer were rather disconcerting.
6The unbeliever cast a shrewd look at his companion in the consultation.
7The scarcity of detail provided in that background again shows shrewd restraint.
8He proved to be a surprisingly shrewd steward of the public money.
9The young general looked at the shrewd, cold eyes of his chief.
10The next experiment made by the shrewd bishop was to similar purpose.
11At that, Rillieux's expression turned shrewd at last; he understood just fine.
12Yet he had several shrewd designs in the plan of operations adopted.
13In the Arabian tales he is generally a shrewd, meddling, inquisitive fellow.
14They had the shrewd, keen look of the driller and the wildcatter.
15Ranulph saw that he must humour the shrewd natural, so he said:
16Then he took the measure of his companion in a shrewd overlook.
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