Associations to the word «Shrewd»
Noun
- Honesty
- Quick
- Statesman
- Judgment
- Clear
- Gaze
- Whisker
- Dealing
- Tactic
- Simplicity
- Calculation
- Irony
- Insight
- Retort
- Dreamer
- Reputation
- Brow
- Smiley
- Smile
- Complexion
- Spectacle
- Mirth
- Hag
- Lad
- Deference
- Bold
- Rifleman
- Blows
- Investor
- Alert
- Wisdom
- Adviser
- Mademoiselle
- Proverb
- Yankee
- Godwin
- Sense
- Thrust
- Grasp
- Squire
- Duchy
- Heed
- Hint
- Appreciation
- Puck
- Overseer
- Fortune
Adjective
Wiktionary
SHREWD, adjective. Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
SHREWD, adjective. Artful, tricky or cunning
SHREWD, adjective. Streetwise
SHREWD, adjective. Knowledgeable
SHREWD, adjective. (archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
Dictionary definition
SHREWD, adjective. 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".
SHREWD, adjective. Used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community".
Wise words
The most important things are the hardest things to say.
They are the things you get ashamed of because words
diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem
timeless when they are in your head to no more than living
size when they are brought out.