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shrewdish

shrewdish adjective: somewhat shrewd.

Adjective

shrewdish (comparative more shrewdish, superlative most shrewdish)

  1. Somewhat shrewd.

Forms of shrewdish

comparativemore shrewdish
superlativemost shrewdish

Origin of shrewdish

From shrewd + -ish.

Questions about shrewdish

What does shrewdish mean?
Shrewdish means somewhat shrewd.
What part of speech is shrewdish?
Shrewdish is an adjective.

Words near shrewdish in the dictionary

  1. shrewde
  2. shrewder
  3. shrewdest
  4. shrewdie
  5. shrewdies
  6. shrewdish
  7. shrewdities
  8. shrewdity
  9. shrewdly
  10. shrewdness
  11. shrewdnesses

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