SHREWD

Meaning of SHREWD in English

(~er, ~est)

A ~ person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding to their own advantage.

She’s a ~ businesswoman...

ADJ

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SHREWD — sagaci, astut
English interlingue dictionary
SHREWD — liputan;mautok
English-Visayan vocabulary
SHREWD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SHREWD — (superl.) Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd …
Английский словарь Webster
SHREWD — ( superl. ) Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHREWD — — shrewdly , adv. — shrewdness , n. /shroohd/ , adj., shrewder, shrewdest . 1. astute or sharp in practical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SHREWD — ˈsrüd adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + -ed (I) Date: 13th century 1. archaic : mischievous 2. obsolete …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SHREWD — superl artful; wily; cunning; arch. 2. shrewd ·superl inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; …
Webster English vocab
SHREWD — [shrewd] adj [ME shrewed, fr. shrewe + [1]-ed] (13c) 1 archaic: mischievous 2. obs: abusive, shrewish 3 obs: ominous, dangerous …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SHREWD — shrewd BrE AmE ʃruːd ▷ shrewder ˈʃruːd ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ shrewdest ˈʃruːd ɪst -əst ▷ shrewdly …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SHREWD — / ʃruːd; NAmE / adjective ( shrewd·er , shrewd·est ) 1. clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHREWD — shrewd /ʃruːd/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: shrew in the old meaning 'very bad man' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SHREWD — adj. 1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SHREWD — adj. 1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SHREWD — adj.1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of a …
Oxford English vocab
SHREWD — ( shrewder, shrewdest) A shrewd person is able to understand and judge a situation quickly and to use this understanding …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SHREWD — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a shrewd comment (= good at judging people or situations ) ▪ His newspaper article …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SHREWD — [adjective] [+ to infinitive] -er, -est approving - possessing or based on clear understanding and good judgment of a situation, …
Cambridge English vocab
SHREWD — adj. Function: adjective marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen FF1C; the captain was a shrewd judge of character …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SHREWD — adjective marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen the captain was a shrewd judge of character Synonyms: argute, astucious, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHREWD — adj. Shrewd is used with these nouns: ↑ businessman, businesswoman , ↑ comment , ↑ diplomacy , ↑ eye , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SHREWD — adj. clever, smart, astute, cunning, canny, acute, sharp, keen-minded, keen, quick-witted, crafty, artful, manipulative, calculating, calculated, foxy, sly, wily, perceptive, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SHREWD — прил. 1) а) пронизывающий, сильный, жестокий (о ветре, погоде) The air was shrewd as it breathed from the north. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHREWD — shrewd.ogg ʃru:d a 1. проницательный; тонкий; трезвый, практичный shrewd businessman - расчётливый делец shrewd observer - тонкий наблюдатель shrewd common …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SHREWD — a 1. проницательный; тонкий; трезвый, практичный shrewd businessman - расчётливый делец shrewd observer - тонкий наблюдатель shrewd common sense - …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SHREWD — прил. 1) а) пронизывающий, сильный, жестокий ( о ветре, погоде ) The air was shrewd as it breathed from the …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SHREWD — прил. 1) а) пронизывающий, сильный, жестокий (о ветре, погоде) The air was shrewd as it breathed from the north. — Ветер был пронизывающим, …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SHREWD — _a. 1> проницательный, умный; трезвый, практичный 2> _уст. сильный, жестокий (о боли, холоде) 3> _уст. злобный; shrewd tongue - злой …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SHREWD — a. 1. проницательный, умный; трезвый, практичный 2. уст. сильный, жестокий (о боли, холоде) 3. уст. злобный; shrewd tongue - злой …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SHREWD — _a. 1> проницательный, умный; трезвый, практичный 2> _уст. сильный, жестокий (о боли, холоде) 3> _уст. злобный; shrewd tongue злой язык
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
SHREWD — прил. 1) а) пронизывающий, сильный, жестокий (о ветре, погоде) The air was shrewd as it breathed from the north. ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SHREWD — adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1-ed Date: 13th century mischievous , abusive , shrewish , ominous , …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SHREWD — (superl.) Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
Английский словарь Webster
SHREWD — (superl.) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
Английский словарь Webster
SHREWD — ( superl. ) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHREWD — ( superl. ) Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SHREWD — adj. clever, sharp, crafty; intelligent, judicious, astute
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SHREWD — adj. Pronunciation: ' shrüd, esp Southern ' srüd Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1 -ed Date: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SHREWD — ■ adjective 1》 having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute. 2》 archaic (of weather) piercingly cold. ↘(of a blow) …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SHREWD — Synonyms and related words : Byzantine, Daedalian, Machiavellian, Machiavellic, acute, all-knowing, apperceptive, appercipient, apprehending, apprehensive, arch, artful, astute, aware, cagey, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHREWD — a. 1. Evil, iniquitous, bad. 2. Vixenish, scolding, shrewish. 3. Vexatious, annoying, troublesome, painful, mischievous, malicious. 4. Artful, cunning, sly, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
SHREWD — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SHREWD — See ↑ INTELLIGENT 5
Longman Activator English vocab
SHREWD — adj. 25B6; adjective ASTUTE, sharp-witted, sharp, smart, acute, intelligent, clever, canny, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious, wise; informal on the ball, savvy; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SHREWD — adj. 1) ~ at 2) ~ to + inf. (it was ~ of her to do that)
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
SHREWD — Хитрый
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
SHREWD — проницательный, умный; трезвый, практичный obs. сильный, жестокий (о боли, холоде) obs. злобный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SHREWD — (a) проницательный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
SHREWD — a 1. проницательный; тонкий; трезвый, практичный ~ businessman - расчётливый делец ~ observer - тонкий наблюдатель ~ common sense - …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SHREWD — adj. проницательный, умный, трезвый, практичный, хитрый; резкий, сильный; жестокий, злобный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHREWD — adj. проницательный, умный, трезвый, практичный, хитрый; резкий, сильный; жестокий, злобный
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SHREWD — проницательный, умный; трезвый, практичный obs. сильный, жестокий (о боли, холоде) obs. злобный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SHREWD — Догадливый
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
SHREWD — [adj.] 1) проницательный, тонкий (об уме) 2) [уст.] хитрый, злобный 3) резкий, пронизывающий (о ветре)
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
SHREWD — a 1) проницательный, тонкий (об уме) ; 2) уст. хитрый, злобный; 3) резкий, пронизывающий (о ветре)
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
SHREWD — пронзительный, резкий, проницательный
English-Russian vocab
SHREWD — практичный
Англо-Русский словарь

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