Meaning & use
Shrewdest
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Having or showing the sharpest practical judgment, especially in business or financial matters.
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She was the shrewdest negotiator on the team, always getting the better deal.
Even the shrewdest investors were caught off guard by the market crash.
A note on using this word
'Shrewd' originally meant 'wicked' or 'malicious' in Middle English before shifting to its current sense of clever and perceptive.
Words with a similar meaning
sharpestmost astute
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Words with an opposite meaning
most naivemost foolish
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