shrewd

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shrewd Definition

• (s) 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"
• (s) used of persons; "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

shrewd Synonyms

• astute
• calculating
• calculative
• conniving
• scheming
• sharp
• shrewd