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shrewd    Audio Help   [shrood] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -er, -est.
1.astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
2.keen; piercing.
3.artful.
4.Archaic. malicious.
5.Obsolete. bad.
6.Obsolete. shrewish.
[Origin: 1275–1325; ME shrewed, in part repr. shrew1 + -ed3 (cf. dogged, wicked); in part prob. ptp. of shrewen to curse, v. use of shrew1 (see -ed2)]

—Related forms
shrewdly, adverb
shrewdness, noun

—Synonyms 1. quick, discerning, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious, keen; discriminating, intelligent. See acute.
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shrewd·ness    Audio Help   (shrōōd'nĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. The quality of being shrewd.
  2. An aggregation of apes. See Synonyms at flock1.

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shrewdness

noun
intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings) 

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