Definition for SHREWD'NESS
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SHREWD'NESS, n.
- Sly cunning; archness.
The neighbors round admire his shrewdness. – Swift.
- Sagaciousness; sagacity; the quality of nice discernment.
- Mischievousness; vexatiousness. [Not in use.] – Chaucer.
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