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Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.

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  1. superl. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish.
  2. superl. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.
  3. superl. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business; astute; sharp-witted">sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.
  4. adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
  5. adj. acting with a specific goal
  6. j:100 s marked by practical hardheaded intelligence s used of persons