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shrewdity

shrewdity noun: shrewdness.

Noun

shrewdity (countable and uncountable, plural shrewdities)

  1. (rare) shrewdness
    • They have hooted at the devils, shouted with laughter over the stupidities and shrewdities of the hermit.1928, Sheldon Cheney, Edith Juliet Rich Isaacs, Theatre arts magazine: Volume 12
    • The few flags that could be seen above various turrets hung limply from their mastheads. This prospect never failed to please the pale young man. His eye ran over it with shrewdity.1950, Mervyn Peake, Gormenghast, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC

Forms of shrewdity

pluralshrewdities

Origin of shrewdity

From shrewd + -ity.

Questions about shrewdity

What does shrewdity mean?
Shrewdity means shrewdness.
What part of speech is shrewdity?
Shrewdity is a noun.
What is the plural of shrewdity?
The plural of shrewdity is shrewdities.

Words near shrewdity in the dictionary

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

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