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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