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shrewd
(encz) | shrewd,bystrý adj: PetrV |
shrewd
(encz) | shrewd,chytrý adj: Pino |
shrewd
(encz) | shrewd,inteligentní adj: PetrV |
shrewd
(encz) | shrewd,mazaný adj: PetrV |
Shrewd
(gcide) | Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
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Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
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2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
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These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
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3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
[1913 Webster]
Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
[1913 Webster] -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness,
n.
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shrewd
(wn) | shrewd
adj 1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "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"
[syn: astute, sharp, shrewd]
2: used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the
community" [syn: calculating, calculative, conniving,
scheming, shrewd] |
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shrewder
(encz) | shrewder,chytřejší adj: Zdeněk Brožshrewder,mazanější adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shrewdest
(encz) | shrewdest,nejbystřejší adj: Zdeněk Brož |
shrewdly
(encz) | shrewdly,chytře adv: Zdeněk Brož |
shrewdness
(encz) | shrewdness,bystrost n: Zdeněk Brožshrewdness,hašteřivost n: Zdeněk Brožshrewdness,chytrost n: Zdeněk Brožshrewdness,vychytralost n: Zdeněk Brožshrewdness,zchytralost n: Zdeněk Brož |
Shrewd
(gcide) | Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
[1913 Webster]
Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
[1913 Webster]
These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
[1913 Webster]
Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
[1913 Webster] -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness,
n.
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Shrewder
(gcide) | Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
[1913 Webster]
Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
[1913 Webster]
These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
[1913 Webster]
Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
[1913 Webster] -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness,
n.
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Shrewdest
(gcide) | Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
[1913 Webster]
Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
[1913 Webster]
These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
[1913 Webster]
Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
[1913 Webster] -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness,
n.
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Shrewdly
(gcide) | Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
[1913 Webster]
Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
[1913 Webster]
These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
[1913 Webster]
Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
[1913 Webster] -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness,
n.
[1913 Webster] |
Shrewdness
(gcide) | Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.]
[Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]
1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,
vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;
rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
[Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the
great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass
by. --Sir J.
Mandeville.
[1913 Webster]
Every of this happy number
That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
[1913 Webster]
These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.
--Shak.
[1913 Webster]
3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;
astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd
observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
[1913 Webster]
Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind
creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.
--Secker.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;
discerning; acute; penetrating.
Usage: Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to
detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and
guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a
word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a
comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas
shrewd does not.
[1913 Webster] -- Shrewd"ly, adv. -- Shrewd"ness,
n.
[1913 Webster] |
shrewdly
(wn) | shrewdly
adv 1: in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely";
"he was acutely insightful" [syn: astutely, shrewdly,
sagaciously, sapiently, acutely] |
shrewdness
(wn) | shrewdness
n 1: intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business
dealings) [syn: shrewdness, astuteness, perspicacity,
perspicaciousness] |
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