SHREWD
\ʃɹˈuːd], \ʃɹˈuːd], \ʃ_ɹ_ˈuː_d]\
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Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
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Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
By Oddity Software
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Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
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Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
By Noah Webster.
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Sharp-witted or clever in practical affairs; keen; as, a shrewd business man; cunning; biting; harsh.
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Shrewdly.
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Shrewdness.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Shrewdly.
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Shrewdness.
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Keen; sharp; sagacious.
By James Champlin Fernald
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