All 3 Uses of
shrewd
in
Main Street
- Harry's father died, Harry became senior partner in the Bon Ton Store, and Juanita was more acidulous and shrewd and cackling than ever.†
Chpt 20 *
- The other tradition is that the significant features of all villages are whiskers, iron dogs upon lawns, gold bricks, checkers, jars of gilded cat-tails, and shrewd comic old men who are known as "hicks" and who ejaculate "Waal I swan."†
Chpt 22
- He glowered at her with shrewd red eyes.†
Chpt 33
Definition:
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(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)