shrewdly
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shrewd
(shro͞od)adj. shrewd·er, shrewd·est
1. Having or showing a clever awareness or resourcefulness, especially in practical matters.
2. Disposed to or marked by artful and cunning practices; tricky.
3. Archaic Sharp; penetrating: a shrewd wind.
[Middle English shrewed, wicked, from shrew, rascal; see shrew.]
shrewd′ly adv.
shrewd′ness n.
Synonyms: shrewd, sagacious, astute, perspicacious
These adjectives mean having or showing keen awareness, sound judgment, and often resourcefulness, especially in practical matters. Shrewd suggests a sharp intelligence, hardheadedness, and often an intuitive grasp of practical considerations: "He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow" (J.A. Froude).
Sagacious connotes prudence, discernment, and farsightedness: "He was observant and thoughtful, and given to asking sagacious questions" (John Galt).
Astute suggests shrewdness, especially with regard to one's own interests: An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease.
Perspicacious implies penetration and clear-sightedness: She is much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument.
These adjectives mean having or showing keen awareness, sound judgment, and often resourcefulness, especially in practical matters. Shrewd suggests a sharp intelligence, hardheadedness, and often an intuitive grasp of practical considerations: "He was too shrewd to go along with them upon a road which could lead only to their overthrow" (J.A. Froude).
Sagacious connotes prudence, discernment, and farsightedness: "He was observant and thoughtful, and given to asking sagacious questions" (John Galt).
Astute suggests shrewdness, especially with regard to one's own interests: An astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease.
Perspicacious implies penetration and clear-sightedness: She is much too perspicacious to be taken in by such a spurious argument.
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| Adv. | 1. | shrewdly - in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful" |
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shrewdly
adverb astutely, perceptively, cleverly, knowingly, artfully, cannily, with consummate skill, sagaciously, far-sightedly, perspicaciously, with all your wits about you 'I don't see you offering to help', he observed shrewdly.
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Translations
بِذَكاء، بِدَهاء، بِمَكْر
chytře
klogtkløgtigt
af glöggskyggni; kænskulega
chytro
kurnazca
shrewdly
[ˈʃruːdlɪ] ADV [say, ask, point out] → sagazmente; [reason] → con perspicacia, con sagacidad; [act] → hábilmente, con astucia; [invest] → inteligentementeshe had shrewdly guessed the reason for his absence → había adivinado astutamente la razón de su ausencia, se había dado cuenta hábilmente de la razón de su ausencia
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
shrewdly
adv → geschickt, clever (inf); look → wissend; observe → klug; he shrewdly realized that … → schlauerweise erkannte er, dass …; he shrewdly guessed that/what … → er hat gut geraten, dass/was …; shrewdly, he decided … → gewitzt or clever (inf) → wie er ist, hat er beschlossen …; … he said shrewdly → … sagte er schlau or clever (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
shrewdly
[ˈʃruːdlɪ] adv (act) → con accortezza; (reason) → con perspicaciato look at sb shrewdly → lanciare uno sguardo astuto a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
shrewd
(ʃruːd) adjective showing good judgement; wise. a shrewd man; a shrewd choice.
ˈshrewdly adverbˈshrewdness noun
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