Both Uses
shrewd
in
The Hunt for Red October
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- In establishing himself as a popular hero with legendary aggressiveness, the admiral would blind later generations to his impressive intellectual abilities and a shrewd gambler's instinct to—" Jack Ryan frowned at his computer.†
Chpt 2.shrewd = smart
- Not a sophisticated man, Filitov was an uncommonly shrewd one who had a soldier's instinct for finding weaknesses and exploiting strengths.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(shrewd) smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)