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shrewd
adjective
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
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ʃɹuːd
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adjective
Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
“A smart businessman”
adjective
Acting with a specific goal
“The most calculating and selfish men in the community”
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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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