shrewd
adjective
having or showing astute or sharp judgment in practical matters, sometimes at the cost of moral compromise.
unshrewdly
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a word derived from
shrewd.
Example Sentences
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Reasoning not unshrewdly, they estimated that their comments upon its fidelity to nature would be received as expert evidence.
From Roads of Destiny by O. Henry
The Spider had not unshrewdly chosen his location; nor the proprietor of "The Yellow Lantern" his—their clientele was a common one, and their interests did not clash!
From The Further Adventures of Jimmie Dale by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard
