All 6 Uses
shrewd
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Around the World in 80 Days
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- "I maintain," said Stuart, "that the chances are in favour of the thief, who must be a shrewd fellow."†
Chpt 3 *shrewd = smart
- "Unless," objected the consul, "he is exceptionally shrewd.†
Chpt 6
- If he is as shrewd as I think he is, consul, he will come.†
Chpt 7
- "It's clear!" repeated the worthy servant to himself, proud of his shrewdness.†
Chpt 17shrewdness = intelligence
- Was this conviction shaken by Phileas Fogg's return, or did he still regard him as an exceedingly shrewd rascal, who, his journey round the world completed, would think himself absolutely safe in England?†
Chpt 31shrewd = smart
- Then Phileas Fogg had taken passage for Bordeaux, and, during the thirty hours he had been on board, had so shrewdly managed with his banknotes that the sailors and stokers, who were only an occasional crew, and were not on the best terms with the captain, went over to him in a body.†
Chpt 33shrewdly = 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)