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[ adjective ] marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Examples "a smart businessman" "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease" "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow" Used in print (Irving Fineman, Woman of Valor: The Life of Henrietta...)A smart , shrewd and ambitious young man , well connected , and with a knack for getting in the good graces of important people , he was bound to go_far . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used of persons
Synonyms Examples "the most calculating and selfish men in the community" Related terms |
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