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shrewd

/ʃruːd/adjective

उच्चारण श्रूड

चतुर, पारखी नज़र वाला

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adjective
  1. 1

    clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation

    चतुर, पारखी नज़र वाला

    • a shrewd businessman
    • She made a shrewd investment.
    • My aunt is a shrewd shopkeeper who never loses a bargain.
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    • Radhika proved a shrewd negotiator during the sale.
    • The shrewd old teacher could tell at once who had not studied.

    Synonyms astute

  2. 2

    showing good judgement and likely to be right

    सूझ-बूझ भरा

    • a shrewd guess
    • a shrewd move
    • It was a shrewd decision to book the tickets early.
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    • He made a shrewd remark about why the team kept losing.
    • Her shrewd observation saved the company a lot of money.
◇Word family
shrewdly adv.shrewdness noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

astute sharp

Antonyms

naive foolish

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Notes

Synonym में astute और sharp, antonym में naive और foolish आते हैं।