Does shrewd alwas means intelligenta nad practical ? Does shrewd always means cunning, scheming, selfish or manipulative?
2007-03-17 17:02:10 · 8 answers · asked by sensekonomikx 7 in Social Science ➔ Other - Social Science
Can be both.
shrewd
1. showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
2. artful, tricky or cunning
3. streetwise
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/shrewd
The adjective shrewd has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1: marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
Synonyms: astute, sharp
Meaning #2: used of persons
Synonyms: calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming
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2007-03-17 17:14:14 · answer #1 · answered by Hokiefire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
shrewd
adj. shrewd·er, shrewd·est
1. astute or sharp in practical matters: a shrewd politician.
2. keen; piercing.
3. artful.
4. Archaic. malicious.
5. Obsolete. bad.
6. Obsolete. shrewish.
7. Characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence, and often a sense of the practical.
8. Disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky.
9. Sharp; penetrating: a shrewd wind.
So I guess it depends on the context of the compliment and the intentions of the giver.
2007-03-18 00:10:11 · answer #2 · answered by Raising6Ducklings! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Negative or it could be a good idea to get the opinion of the person who made the remark!
Someone that is shrewd is out to protect there own interest, first!
Go figure!
2007-03-18 00:15:16 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Generally, shrewd is complimentary (or at worst, neutral). It empasizes practical intelligence, based on a great deal of experience with varied circumstances in which human behavior can be closely observed. A senence which might show shrewd being used in a complimentary way coud be "He was too shrewd to be easily taken advantage of."
2007-03-18 00:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by silvcslt 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it depends on who gave the 'label' and who's receiving it. being shrewed is akin to being clever, so what's not to like. names are just that: names. alphabet letters strung together to make a word, name, label. if certain words bother one, they do not affect others. there is a word similar to shrewd and sounds similar to it as well, but while shrewd is used in the verb sense, being a "shrew" is a noun. it is a small animal, mouse-like, in the rodent family and it is very annoying to all others because of its being in all places you wish it weren't, gets into what you wish it wouldn't and seems to be attached to to a person, place or thing (and won't leave). people who are called shrews are usually those who are annoying, cloyish, whine all the time & burrow their lives into all others & expect the 'all others' to make room & time for them. the shrew 'people' are clever enough to get themselves into their central place among others but not smart enough to know when they're not wanted (or maybe they don't care). _
2007-03-18 00:19:24 · answer #5 · answered by blackjack432001 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Traditionally it has a positive connotation in describing a person that is clever in dealing with a difficult and/or compromising situation.
2007-03-18 04:07:07 · answer #6 · answered by taxigringo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
positive.
2007-03-18 00:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by holly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its totally positive. it means you arnt easily fooled,manipulated, it means you witty/smart.
2007-03-18 00:08:54 · answer #8 · answered by angry youngman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋