Upper-Intermediate 📚 Vocabulary · #1145 of 1319

shrewd (adj.)

clever in judging

Examples

  • A shrewd investor.

Key rules

  • Shrewd means clever in judging situations
  • A shrewd investor, a shrewd decision
  • Shrewdness is the noun

Common mistakes

  • He is shrewdly → He is shrewd
💡 Tip: Business // Decisions // Describing people
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