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shrewd

 
 
/ʃruːd/ adjective

Translation

good at judging situations and making decisions which give you an advantage
kurnaz, zeki, açıkgöz, cin fikirli, akıllı
a shrewd businessman a shrewd investment1127
shrewdly adverb
kurnazca
(Definition of shrewd adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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