savvy
adjective
experienced, knowledgable, and well-informed; shrewd (often used in combination): a tech-savvy entrepreneur.
savvies
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present tense formof savvy (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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This fine example is plush and ripe, with plenty of nectarine and citrus flavors but without the aggressive grassiness of some New Zealand savvies.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 14, 2022
"When he gets the thing figured out, in six months or a year, and savvies it was a put-up job from the start, somebody'll have it coming."
From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower
Them guns," said Dave, "pretty near shoot themselves if a feller savvies a gun at all.
From The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
I says to myself: 'Jo's been on the grade all her life and savvies conditions.
From The She Boss A Western Story by Arthur Preston Hankins
There's one man up there savvies downhill shootin'.
From The Land of Strong Men by A. M. (Arthur Murray) Chisholm
