shrewdest
SaySHROO-dist/ˈʃɹudɪst/
- 1Superlative of shrewd.
The shrewdest investors sold their shares months before the market fell.
Even the shrewdest guess was off by several thousand votes.
Note
Which shrewd is meant depends on the noun that follows. The shrewdest guess is the one closest to the true figure, the shrewdest investors are the most practically clever, and the shrewdest dealer may simply be the craftiest. It comes after the or a possessive, often with in or of to name the group: the shrewdest negotiator in the room.
shrewdest is a form of shrewd
shrewd, adjective: Showing cleverness and resourcefulness in the way one handles practical matters. Full entry
- Spelling
- shrewd → shrewdest: add -est
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