ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Shrewdly

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adverb

Quick meaning: Shrewdly is an adverb meaning In a shrewd manner.

Meaning

In a shrewd manner.

Example Sentences

Thanks to that penny he had just spent so recklessly [on a newspaper] he would pass a happy hour, taken, for once, out of his anxious, despondent, miserable self. It irritated him shrewdly to know that these moments of respite from carking care would not be shared with his poor wife, with careworn, troubled Ellen.

Synonyms for shrewdly

Depending on context, synonyms include astutely, sagaciously, sapiently.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include astutely, sagaciously, sapiently, cleverly, deftly, neatly.

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