SHREWD as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
   
   Synonym(s)
   • astute (what does astute mean?)
   • sharp (what does sharp mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   
   Similar To
   • smart (what does smart mean?)
2. Meaning
   • used of persons
   
   Synonym(s)
   • calculating (what does calculating mean?)
   • calculative (what does calculative mean?)
   • conniving (what does conniving mean?)
   • scheming (what does scheming mean?)
   
   Usage Example(s)
   • the most calculating and selfish men in the community
   
   Similar To
   • hard (what does hard mean?)