Both Uses of
shrewd
in
Middlemarch
- Her shrewdness had a streak of satiric bitterness continually renewed and never carried utterly out of sight, except by a strong current of gratitude towards those who, instead of telling her that she ought to be contented, did something to make her so.†
Chpt 1
- After this chat Lydgate thought that he was going, but on moving towards the whist-tables, he got interested in watching Mr. Farebrother's play, which was masterly, and also his face, which was a striking mixture of the shrewd and the mild.†
Chpt 2 *
Definition:
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(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)