shrewdly

/ˈshrüd/

Middle English shrewed, from shrewe +

adjective

  1. marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen

  2. given to wily and artful ways or dealing

  3. severe, hard

shrewd common sense

a shrewd operator

shrewd sagacious perspicacious astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment. sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness.