shrewd

shrewd is a 6-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

6 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 12 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. superlative. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
2. superlative. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
3. superlative. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
4. adjective. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence

   "a smart businessman"

   "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"

   Synonyms: astute, sharp

5. adjective. used of persons

   "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"

   Synonyms: calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming

Synonyms

astute, sharp, calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming

Common word forms

shrewder, shrewdly, shrewdest, shrewdness

Words from these letters

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