Added 10 October 2026
shrewdly
/ˈʃɹuːdliː/ adverb
adverb Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about shrewdly at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
Origin
Inherited from Middle English schrewedly (“wickedly, harshly”). By surface analysis, shrewd + -ly.
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