Shrewd

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  • adjective. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
  • adjective. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
  • adjective. Sharp; penetrating.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Evil; accursed; malignant; wicked.
  • Having a curst temper; scolding; vixenish; shrewish.
  • Annoying; mischievous; vexatious; troublesome; malicious.
  • Sharp: keen; biting; harsh.
  • Sly; canning; artful; spiteful.
  • Astute; sagacious; discriminating; discerning; smart; sharp: as, a shrewd man of the world.
  • Indicating shrewdness; due to shrewdness; involving or displaying sagacity or astuteness: as, a shrewd remark; a shrewd face.
  • Synonyms Artful, Sly, etc., (see cunning), wily, subtle.
  • Acute, Keen, etc. (see acute), discerning, penetrating, politic, ingenious.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
  • adjective. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
  • adjective. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
  • adjective. artful, tricky or cunning
  • adjective. streetwise
  • adjective. knowledgeable
  • adjective. Scolding, satirical, sharp.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. used of persons
  • adjective. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  • Word Usage
    "But Manning claims it was Katherine, not Joe, who gave Michael Jackson his business sense, which he described as shrewd and fair."
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