Both Uses of
shrewd
in
Candide
- "Alas!" said the old woman, "I have a shrewd suspicion of a reverend Grey Friar, who stayed last night in the same inn with us at Badajos.†
Chpt 10
- As the old woman had shrewdly guessed, it was a Grey Friar who stole Cunegonde's money and jewels in the town of Badajos, when she and Candide were escaping.†
Chpt 13 *
Definition:
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(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)