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shrewd

adjective

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
D
Contains
HR
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʃɹuːd

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

    “a smart businessman”

adjective

  1. acting with a specific goal

    “the most calculating and selfish men in the community”

In context

Example Sentences

a smart businessman
an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease
he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow
the most calculating and selfish men in the community

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