All 6 Uses of
shrewd
in
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
- She was shrewd enough not to debate it.†
Chpt 13 *shrewd = smart
- It was a shrewd move.†
Chpt 24
- Francie and Neeley had each been given a strip but Francie had been tempted by some shrewd boys into gambling her tickets in a marble game.†
Chpt 24
- The others waited shrewdly until a tree came up that they could stand against.†
Chpt 27shrewdly = in a smart manner
- The Club was shrewd enough to feel this division in Francie and tried to use her as a go-between.†
Chpt 44shrewd = smart
- While he looked exactly what he was, a shrewd politician, his voice was gentle when he spoke.†
Chpt 54
Definition:
smart -- especially in negotiating with people (may infer underhanded dealings)