Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - shrewd
Shrewd
shrewd
adj. 1 a showing astute powers of judgement; clever and judicious (a shrewd observer; made a shrewd guess). b (of a face etc.) shrewd-looking. 2 archaic a (of pain, cold, etc.) sharp, biting. b (of a blow, thrust, etc.) severe, hard. c mischievous; malicious. Derivatives shrewdly adv. shrewdness n. Etymology: ME, = malignant, f. SHREW in sense 'evil person or thing', or past part. of obs. shrew to curse, f. SHREW
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adjective Etymology: Middle English shrewed, from shrewe + 1-ed Date: 13th century mischievous, abusive, shrewish, ominous, dangerous, 4. severe, hard , sharp, piercing , 5. marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen , given to wily and artful ways or dealing , ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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