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savvy
[ sav-ee ]
adjective
- experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
consumers who are savvy about prices;
a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
noun
- Also savvi·ness. practical understanding; shrewdness or intelligence; common sense:
a candidate who seemed to have no political savvy.
verb (used with or without object)
- to know; understand.
savvy
/ ˈsævɪ /
verb
- to understand or get the sense of (an idea, etc)
- no savvyI don't (he doesn't, etc) understand
noun
- comprehension
adjective
- shrewd; well-informed
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Example Sentences
Ares said there are instances where savvy gankers manage to exploit loopholes.
The best, or at least most successful, are bridging the gap between punk-rock DIY ethos and social-media savvy.
The Departed star is also a very savvy businessman, having produced hit shows like Boardwalk Empire and Entourage.
The savvy forger with Pappy empties to fill might get his hands on some Old Weller and present it as its more illustrious cousin.
Kids, often more tech savvy than their parents, ogle XXX-rated photos and videos before they are legally old enough to do so.
I can't talk Spanish, and the herder says that he no savvy 'Meriky' and it's up to me to sort and claim.
De Lisle told me that one week had made the most astonishing difference to the savvy of these first arrivals of the New Army.
"Why, Roy, you shore don't savvy the way to break these wild ones," drawled Las Vegas.
I don't just savvy your play, Andy, and if I lose on yuh—why, it won't be the first time I ever went broke.
Then, of course, he was born and raised in the wilderness, and there is a whole lot of things he don't savvy.
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