"shrewdly" meaning in English

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Adverb

Forms: more shrewdly [comparative], most shrewdly [superlative]
Etymology: From shrewd + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shrewd|ly}} shrewd + -ly Head templates: {{en-adv}} shrewdly (comparative more shrewdly, superlative most shrewdly)
  1. In a shrewd manner. Translations (in a shrewd manner): chytře (Czech), ovelasti (Finnish), terävästi (Finnish), astucieusement (French), avec perspicacité (French), geschickt (German), scaltramente (Italian), astutamente (Italian), sleighly (Middle English), bijîrî (Northern Kurdish), jîrkî (Northern Kurdish), chytrze (Polish), astutamente (Portuguese), astutamente (Spanish), con perspicacia (Spanish), klokt (Swedish)
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