Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Shrewd (-er)
shrewd (-er), adj. [ME, probably < shrew, 'crabbed, dogged, wicked, cursed'.]
- Clever; cunning; crafty; expedient; mischievously wise.
- Cautious; careful; cynical; doubtful; skeptical; less naive; less trusting.
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