SHREWDLY


Meaning of SHREWDLY in English

adverb

Etymology: Middle English shrewedly, from shrewed shrewd + -ly

: in a shrewd manner: as

a. : hurtfully , severely

gore him shrewdly in the exposed flank — James Stevenson-Hamilton

b. : intensely

hated each other shrewdly — H.O.Taylor

c. : astutely , knowingly

shrewdly estimating his son as a man of very mediocre parts — Herman Wouk

her eyes followed him shrewdly — Liam O'Flaherty

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