shrewd.

Quick to understand what matters and judge advantage accurately.

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Words that belong together

• shrewd assessment
• shrewd observer

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Her shrewd assessment saved the family from a costly bargain.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: Comparative more shrewd; superlative most shrewd when comparison is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: character, description. Commonness: moderately common.