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| Date: | 1200-1300 |
| Origin: | shrew in the old meaning 'very bad man' |
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shrewd
1 good at judging what people or situations are really like : Malcolm is a shrewd businessman. She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible. Capra looked at her with shrewd eyes.
Malcolm is a shrewd businessman.She was shrewd enough to guess who was responsible.Capra looked at her with shrewd eyes.2 well judged and likely to be right : a shrewd decision Bridget has a shrewd idea of what will sell.
a shrewd decisionBridget has a shrewd idea of what will sell. —shrewdly adverb: 'Something tells me you've already decided,' he said shrewdly.
'Something tells me you've already decided,' he said shrewdly. —shrewdness noun [uncountable]
