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shrewd
What does shrewd mean?
shrewd (adjective): marked by practical hardheaded intelligence.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use shrewd in a sentence?
- He was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce shrewd?
/ʃɹud/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does shrewd come from?
From Middle English schrewed (“depraved; wicked”, literally “accursed”), from schrewen (“to curse; beshrew”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of shrewd?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “shrewd” mean?
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
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based in scientific and industrial progress
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marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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of fundamental importance; crucial, pivotal
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Which word is closest in meaning to “shrewd”?
serial
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strict
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astute
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casual
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