Both Uses of
shrewd
in
Far from the Madding Crowd
- "Well, you need not think more of that: perhaps you did not mean to be rude to me by speaking out your mind: indeed, I believe you did not," said the shrewd woman, in painfully innocent earnest.†
Chpt 25-27 *
- "I had thought of that, and I have considered that if I can't appeal to your honour I can trust to your—well, shrewdness we'll call it—not to lose five hundred pounds in prospect, and also make a bitter enemy of a man who is willing to be an extremely useful friend."†
Chpt 34-36
Definition:
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(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)