Synonyms:
astute, sharp, shrewd
Meaning: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
Usage examples
Shrewd creatures, those lawyers.
He began to pace the room again, casting at her shrewd and uncertain glances.
The spindle and the flywheel and turbine would sing the shrewd glory of Okochee.
Harry, who thought he was shrewd and understood Washington, suggested an interest.
It gave the German plan with a mastery of detail, shrewd prophecy, and earnest warning.
It was a shrewd reply, and covered as good a "double-dare" as ever one boy made to another.
Where did you see her." I prided myself on my careless tone, but Dicky gave me a shrewd glance.
William was also of unmixed blood, shrewd and wide-awake for his years,--had been ground down under the heel of Aquila Cain.
The man was a shrewd one, and knew well how to make these unsuspecting little souls serve his purpose, like puppets tied to a string.
Mrs. Eagles had a shrewd eye; having glanced at Annie and Tom with a discreet smile, she turned her look towards the elder girl, who was standing full in the lamplight.