Synonyms:
astutely, shrewdly, sagaciously, sapiently, acutely
Meaning: in a shrewd manner; "he invested his fortune astutely"; "he was acutely insightful"
Usage examples
"Perhaps," said the other, winking shrewdly.
"What is your name?" asked the mayor, eying him shrewdly.
Richard meant to employ these fellows shrewdly and test their loyalty.
He smiled, and said: "Shrewdly put; and yet from the point of view of the native of another planet.
The lad struck so heavily, he thrust home so shrewdly, that Milon's hatred changed to envy as he watched.
It was exactly the kind of will Julius wanted. Michael was simply his instrument, and Durham shrewdly suspected that from some knowledge of the forged check Beryl had obtained this extraordinary influence.
"Hoot, hoot, hoot," said the barber, "nae kind of a man, nae kind of a man at all;" and began to ask me very shrewdly what my business was; but I was more than a match for him at that, and he went on to his next customer no wiser than he came.
Don Leonardo, who shrewdly suspected the truth, seemed satisfied at a single glance as to the state of affairs, and walking up to the young commander, and watching for a favorable opportunity, when not overheard, he asked, significantly: "Treachery?"