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Shrewd

  1. adjective

    marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

    “a smart businessman”

    Similar: astute, sharp

  2. adjective

    used of persons

    “the most calculating and selfish men in the community”

    Similar: calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming

Word family

shrewdness · shrewdly

Words that mean the same

Wise and Perceptive

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