- 1very good at understanding and making judgments about a situation synonym astute a shrewd businessman She is a shrewd judge of character.
- 2showing good judgment and likely to be right a shrewd move He made a shrewd observation about them just now.
adverb Linda looked at him shrewdly.
noun [uncountable] The coach showed considerable tactical shrewdness.See shrewd in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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