shrewd
adjective
having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise.
shrewder
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comparativeof shrewd.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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One of their shrewder tactics is to begin the story as an odd-couple courtship as Ernest, a war veteran, ingratiates himself with the wealthy, wary Mollie.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2023
But Stacey Abrams is one of the shrewder Democratic politicians.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2021
She proved stronger and shrewder than more experienced rivals, coming through to win in one minute 57.98 seconds.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2021
Someone shrewder could have made better use of its marriage of history and blockbuster cinema to comment on our addiction to violent, explosive versions of American mythmaking.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2021
Since leaving the warren of the snares they had become warier, shrewder, a tenacious band who understood each other and worked together.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
