shrewder
USSHROO-dur/ˈʃɹudɚ/UKSHROO-duh/ˈʃɹuːdə(ɹ)/
- 1Comparative of shrewd.
The shrewder investors sold their shares weeks before the market turned.
She proved a shrewder judge of character than any of her colleagues on the hiring panel.
Note
The noun beside it decides which shrewd is being compared. A shrewder judge of character sees more keenly; a shrewder guess lands nearer the true figure; a shrewder blow hits harder. Said of people, it can tip from resourceful toward crafty, so the sentence has to show whether it is praise or suspicion. More shrewd means the same.
shrewder is a form of shrewd
shrewd, adjective: Showing cleverness and resourcefulness in the way one handles practical matters. Full entry
- Spelling
- shrewd → shrewder: add -er
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