Both Uses of
shrewd
in
Julius Caesar
- —I think it is not meet, Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar, Should outlive Caesar: we shall find of him A shrewd contriver; and you know his means, If he improve them, may well stretch so far As to annoy us all: which to prevent, Let Antony and Caesar fall together.†
Scene 2.1
- I wish we may: but yet have I a mind That fears him much; and my misgiving still Falls shrewdly to the purpose.†
Scene 3.1 *
Definition:
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(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)