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shrewdly — shrewd UK US /ʃruːd/ adjective ► able to judge people and situations well and make good decisions: »My one big regret is about money I wish I d been more shrewd. »Simon is an extremely shrewd businessman. »The time is ripe for shrewd investors to … Financial and business terms
shrewdly — adv. Shrewdly is used with these verbs: ↑calculate, ↑eye, ↑observe … Collocations dictionary
shrewdly — shrewd ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute. DERIVATIVES shrewdly adverb shrewdness noun. ORIGIN originally in the sense «evil in nature or character»: from SHREW(Cf. ↑shrew) in the obsolete sense «evil person or… … English terms dictionary
Shrewdly — Shrewd Shrewd, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.] [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.] 1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrewdly — adverb see shrewd … New Collegiate Dictionary
shrewdly — See shrewd. * * * … Universalium
shrewdly — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. knowingly, cleverly, slyly, foxily, trickily, sagaciously, astutely, skillfully, ably, smartly, guilefully, deceptively, cunningly, perspicaciously, intelligently, judiciously, neatly, coolly, handily, facilely, adroitly … English dictionary for students
shrewdly — adv. cleverly, craftily; intelligently, judiciously, astutely … English contemporary dictionary
shrewdly — shrewd·ly … English syllables
shrewdly — See: shrewd … English dictionary
