English-Thai Dictionary

shrewd

ADJ มี เล่ห์เหลี่ยม  crafty cagey me-lea-liam

 

shrewd

ADJ หลักแหลม  มีไหวพริบ  ฉลาดเฉลียว  astute acute sharp keen lak-leam

 

shrewdness

N ความ มุ่งร้าย  kwam-mung-rai

 

shrewdness

N ความเฉลียวฉลาด  astuteness sharpness kwam-cha-liao-cha-lad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SHREWD

a. 1. Having the qualities of a shrew; vexatious; troublesome; mischievous. Obs.
2. Sly; cunning; arch; subtil; artful; astute; as a shrewd man.
3. Sagacious; of nice discernment; as a shrewd observer of men.
4. Proceeding from cunning or sagacity, or containing it; as a shrewd saying; a shrewd conjecture.
5. Painful; vexatious; troublesome.
Every of this number
That have endured shrewd nights and days with us. Obs. Shak.
No enemy is so despicable but he may do one a shrewd turn. Obs. L'Estrange.

 

SHREWDLY

adv. Mischievously; destructively. This practice hath most shrewdly passed upon thee. Obs. Shak.
2. Vexatiously; used of slight mischief.
The obstinate and schismatical are like to think themselves shrewdly hurt by being cut from that body they chos not to be of. Obs. South.
Yet seem'd she not to winch, though shrewdly pained. Obs. Dryden.
3. Archly; sagaciously; with good guess; as, I shrewdly suspect; he shrewdly observed.

 

SHREWDNESS

n. 1. Sly cunning; archness.
The neighbors round admire his shrewdness. Swift.
2. Sagaciousness; sagacity; the quality of nice discernment.
3. Mischievousness; vexatiouness. [Not in use. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SHREWD

Shrewd, a. [Compar. Shrewder; superl. Shrewdest.] Etym: [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]

 

1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs. ] Chaucer. [Egypt ] hath many shrewd havens, because of the great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass by. Sir J. Mandeville. Every of this happy number That have endured shrewd days and nights with us. Shak.

 

2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch. These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues. Shak.

 

3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply. Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it. Secker.

 

Syn. -- Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious; discerning; acute; penetrating. -- Shrewd, Sagacious. One who is shrewd is keen to detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas shrewd does not. -- Shrewd "ly, adv. -- Shrewd "ness, n.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

shrewd

shrewd |SHro͞od ʃrud | ▶adjective 1 having or showing sharp powers of judgment; astute: she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture | a shrewd career move. 2 archaic (esp. of weather ) piercingly cold: a shrewd east wind. • (of a blow ) severe: a bayonet's shrewd thrust. • mischievous; malicious. DERIVATIVES shrewd ly adverb, shrewd ness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘evil in nature or character ’): from shrew in the sense ‘evil person or thing, ’ or as the past participle of obsolete shrew ‘to curse. ’ The word developed the sense ‘cunning, ’ and gradually gained a favorable connotation during the 17th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

shrewd

shrewd |ʃruːd | ▶adjective 1 having or showing sharp powers of judgement; astute: she was shrewd enough to guess the motive behind his gesture | a shrewd career move. 2 archaic (especially of weather ) piercingly cold: a shrewd east wind. • (of a blow ) severe: a bayonet's shrewd thrust. • mischievous; malicious. DERIVATIVES shrewdly adverb, shrewdness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘evil in nature or character ’): from shrew in the sense ‘evil person or thing ’, or as the past participle of obsolete shrew ‘to curse ’. The word developed the sense ‘cunning ’, and gradually gained a favourable connotation during the 17th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

shrewd

shrewd adjective a shrewd businessman would never have been so careless about keeping appointments: astute, sharp-witted, sharp, smart, acute, intelligent, clever, canny, perceptive, perspicacious, sagacious, wise; informal on the ball, savvy, heads-up; formal sapient. ANTONYMS stupid. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD See keen . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

 

shrewdness

shrewdness noun he was never known for his shrewdness, but we never thought he could be that stupid: astuteness, sharp-wittedness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence, cleverness, smartness, wit, canniness, common sense, discernment, insight, understanding, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, discrimination, sagacity, sageness; informal horse sense, savvy, (street ) smarts; formal sapience.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

shrewd

shrewd adjective a shrewd businessman | a shrewd career move: astute, sharp-witted, sharp, acute, intelligent, clever, alert, canny, perceptive, perspicacious, observant, discriminating, sagacious, sage, wise, far-seeing, far-sighted; cunning, artful, crafty, wily, calculating, disingenuous; informal on the ball, smart, savvy; Brit. informal suss; Scottish & N. English informal pawky; N. Amer. informal heads-up; rare long-headed, sapient, argute; (be shrewd ) have all one's wits about one. ANTONYMS stupid, unwise; ingenuous.

 

shrewdly

shrewdly adverb she had invested the money shrewdly: astutely, acutely, intelligently, cleverly, smartly, alertly, with all one's wits about one, cannily, perceptively, perspicaciously, observantly, discriminatingly, sagaciously, sagely, wisely, far-sightedly; cunningly, artfully, craftily, wilily, calculatingly, disingenuously. ANTONYMS unwisely.

 

shrewdness

shrewdness noun his bombast concealed considerable political shrewdness: astuteness, sharp-wittedness, sharpness, acuteness, acumen, acuity, intelligence, cleverness, smartness, alertness, wit, canniness, common sense, discernment, insight, understanding, penetration, perception, perceptiveness, perspicacity, perspicaciousness, discrimination, knowledge, sagacity, sageness; cunning, artfulness, craftiness, wiliness, calculation, calculatedness; informal nous, horse sense, savvy; rare sapience, arguteness. ANTONYMS stupidity.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

shrewd

shrewd /ʃruːd /形容詞 ～er ; ～est 1 〈人が 〉判断が正確な , 賢い ; (世事に )抜け目のない ; 〈考え方などが 〉的確な , 鋭い ▸ a shrewd businessman やり手のビジネスマン .2 〈目つきなどが 〉鋭い ▸ Kate cast him a shrewd look .ケイトは彼に鋭い視線を投げた 3 ｟古 ｠〈寒気 苦痛などが 〉鋭い (keen 1 ), 刺すような .4 ｟古 ｠邪悪の (evil ); 意地の悪い .shr é wd ly 副詞 抜け目なく ; 辛辣 （しんらつ ）に .shr é wd ness 名詞 U 抜け目のなさ .