All 4 Uses
shrewd
in
All's Well That Ends Well, by Shakespeare
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- Ay, right; good creature, wheresoe'er she is Her heart weighs sadly: this young maid might do her A shrewd turn, if she pleas'd.†
Scene 3.5shrewd = smart
- He's shrewdly vex'd at something.†
Scene 3.5 *shrewdly = in a smart manner
- A shrewd knave, and an unhappy.†
Scene 4.5shrewd = smart
- You boggle shrewdly; every feather starts you.†
Scene 5.3shrewdly = in a smart manner
Definitions:
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(1)
(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)