| ADJECTIVE | all | shrewd, astute, sharp | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence |
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| all | shrewd, calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming | used of persons |
| Sounds | shruw'd | |
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| Rhymes | accrued ... vicissitude: 66 rhymes with uwd... | |
| Meaning | marked by practical hardheaded intelligence. | |
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| Example | "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" | |
| Synonyms | astute, sharp | |
| Broader | smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness |
| Catalan | astut | |
| Spanish | astuto | |
| Nouns | shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |
| Adverbs | shrewdly | in a shrewd manner |
| Meaning | Used of persons. | |
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| Synonyms | calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming | |
| Broader | hard | dispassionate |
| Spanish | interesado | |
| Nouns | shrewdness | intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) |