Both Uses
shrewd
in
Julius Caesar
(Edited)
- I think it is not meet,
Mark Antony, so well beloved of Caesar,
Should outlive Caesar: we shall find of him
A shrewd contriver;p. 61.3 *shrewd = cunning or dangerouseditor's notes: In this context, meet is an archaic synonym for appropriate. - and my misgiving still
Falls shrewdly to the purpose.p. 105.4shrewdly = smartly
Definitions:
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(1)
(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)