All 4 Uses of
shrewd
in
The Poisonwood Bible
- We see village women constantly sweeping their huts and the barren clearings in front of their homes with palm-frond brooms, and Rachel with her usual shrewdness points out you could sweep a floor like that plumb to China and never get it clean.†
Chpt 1 *shrewdness = intelligence
- They take turns leaning forward to point out their moves with shrewd congeniality, playing it like a chess match, the kind of game that allows civilized men to play at make-believe murder.†
Chpt 4shrewd = smart
- As it turns out, though, betrayal can also breed penitents, shrewd minor politicians, and ghosts.†
Chpt 5
- Anybody who needs anything in Kinshasa—a kidney-stone operation or a postage stamp—has to bargain for it, shrewdly.†
Chpt 5shrewdly = in a smart manner
Definition:
smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)