shrewde

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A form of shrewd — Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.

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Meanings

adjectiveshrewde (comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)

comparative shrewder · superlative shrewdest

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of shrewd.

    M. Mason, after his maner, was verie merie with both parties, pleasantlie playing, both, with the shrewde touches of many courste boyes, and with the small discretion of many leude Scholemasters.

    1570, Roger Ascham, The Scholemaster, A Preface to the Reader
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APA

shrewde. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrewde

MLA

“shrewde.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrewde. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shrewde,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shrewde.

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