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Meaning of "shrewdie" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHREWDIE

From shrewd + -ie.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHREWDIE

ˈʃruːdɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHREWDIE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shrewdie is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHREWDIE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shrewdie in the English dictionary

The definition of shrewdie in the dictionary is a shrewd person.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHREWDIE

boodie · boody · broody · camoodi · crudy · foodie · foody · Judy · Kuchipudi · moody · nudie · rudie

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHREWDIE

shrapnel · shred · shredded · shredder · shredding · shreddy · shredless · Shreveport · shrew · shrew mole · shrewd · shrewdly · shrewdness · shrewish · shrewishly · shrewishness · shrewlike · shrewmice · shrewmouse

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHREWDIE

Adie · Basse-Normandie · birdie · caddie · crowdie · die · do or die · Geordie · goodie · Haute-Normandie · hoodie · howdie · howtowdie · indie · kiddie · mowdie · Normandie · oldie · Picardie · pousowdie

Synonyms and antonyms of shrewdie in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shrewdie» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHREWDIE

Find out the translation of shrewdie to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shrewdie from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shrewdie» in English.
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shrewdie
1,325 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
570 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
510 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
380 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
280 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
278 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
270 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
260 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
220 millions of speakers
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Shrewdie
190 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
180 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
130 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
85 millions of speakers
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Shrewdie
85 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
80 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
75 millions of speakers
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चतुर्भुज
75 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
70 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
65 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
50 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
40 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
30 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
15 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
14 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
10 millions of speakers
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shrewdie
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shrewdie

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHREWDIE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shrewdie

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHREWDIE»

Discover the use of shrewdie in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shrewdie and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bodies of Evidence: The Practice of Queer Oral History
Oh, he was a shrewdie. He was a shrewdie political wheeler-dealer. The problem was you got a nut on the board. His name is Dan White, and there was always something about him in his eyes. He came down to me in that campaign, and ...
Nan Alamilla Boyd, Horacio N. Roque Ramírez, 2012
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US Icons and Iconicity
He responds as follows: '"Shrewdie, regular shrewdie, aren't you?' I fingered the straps of the miniature shoulder holster she was wearing under the ruins of her jacket. 'You'll do as a partner'" (502). From this point on, Hammer accepts Velda ...
Walter Hölbling, Klaus Rieser-Wohlfarter, Susanne E. Rieser, 2006
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Delancey's Stapler: Love, Lust, Duty, Doom, Rage, Revelation ...
Stick with me, I'll show you the ropes.” Osborn turned his head and stared at Soy's hand until he took it away. “Ah grog! That Oz, he is a shrewdie. But Big Soy, he is a shrewdie too.” “Listen up, gentlemen,” said a voice magnified by a bullhorn.
Dave Veith, 2008
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Travelling tales
'Well, a lot of people from away do reckon Shrewdie Thomas's photos are worth a look. It's just down the end of the street. There are thousands of them so youse'll be there for the rest of the day,' he laughed. 'And the bloody museum's the last ...
Charles Wooley, 1996
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Texas Monthly
Giving speeches, Salinger swings his head from side to side like a parakeet being teased with a cracker. If I had to choose between a naive bumbler and a cynical shrewdie, I'd vote for the shrewdie— at least he might look out for my interests.
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Not all of us
real little shrewdie you are. Blarry little shrewdie.' So that's when my mom started ushering in Parow. At the Victoria bioscope, two blocks from our house. And that's where she met Aunt Mavis and where our lives began to change. 'You know ...
Jeanne Goosen, 1992
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Shrewd Food
I am a third generation 'shrewdie'. My grandmother was a shrewdie. While her circumstances were comfortable – they had a shop in Dublin and a farm in the country – from what I know of her, she was a prudent and careful housewife.
Elizabeth Carty, 2012
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LIFE
Josl as important to style as that dar- Remember, "Sanforized" on the label Be a shrewdie! Make sure every cotton ling little neckline — is that darling is your assurance of permanent fit. Yes, you wear bears "Sanforized" on the little " Sanforized" ...
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I Married A Communist
This is how the shrewdie is going to tame her, by offering an apology for his being an interloper. For his being a stranger, an outsider, for his being not her own father but an unknown quantity whom she doesn't have any reason in the world to ...
Philip Roth, 2010
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A Girl From Shanghai: The Story of Lillian Hsu, a Medical ...
You're Such a Shrewdie Both Aunt Lydia and Uncle Red loved children, so Robert and I were frequent visitors to their house when we were 3 and 4 years old. Uncle Red was not home very often, he was at sea most of the time. But whenever ...
Lillian Hsu, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHREWDIE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shrewdie is used in the context of the following news items.
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You don't have to be minted to watch Murray: How our man saw …
Once inside after paying the £15 entry, I found myself alongside more than 100 other shrewdies rushing for the ticket resale queue, which is perched on a ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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CRABBIE'S GRAND NATIONAL: Richard Silverwood's A-Z …
Trainer Fergal O'Brien is also a shrewdie who knows the time of day. BAILEYS CONCERTO 10st 2lb 100/1. Fragile but consistent stable star of the small ... «Derbyshire Times, Apr 15»
3
Conti on recovery trail
SEA PRIDE (4.40) was just edged out by the useful Katie Too in a competitive event at Newbury and can take the closing bumper for shrewdie Sir Mark Prescott. «mirror.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Coupon Busters: Chelsea, Man United and West Ham provide …
... 10 coupon already boasts a cool £10,000 prize pool and it looks like the kind of tough-to-fathom offering to be carved up between a select few shrewdies. «Footballpools.com, Jan 15»
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Catching Pigeons: Old favourite
Ned Stark was fingered as a horse to follow by many a shrewdie at Alan King's Barbury Castle operation last season and he duly obliged on his second and final ... «Sportinglife.com, Nov 14»
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Ed Chamberlin
Dale Tempest used to have his ten horses chosen by some shrewdies, as despite never winning the competition he has gone close on a couple of occasions. «Sportinglife.com, Nov 14»
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How the Constitution May Screw Rand Paul for 2016
He's a shrewdie, we have to give him that. But here's what you maybe don't know. Paul is up for reelection in 2016. One assumes that he would want to hold on ... «Daily Beast, Jul 14»
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To Kill A Mockingbird
He was an old PA shrewdie! He taught me. The first July I punted was Yataghan – he put some money on for me. From there I studied teaching, did a BA and got ... «Sporting Post, Jun 14»
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Dreaming Of Gold
... generation over ground and as tumbled down the merit rating. With Anthony Delpech up, a 1 draw and a galloping weight, he could prove the value shrewdie. «Sporting Post, May 14»
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Precision Engineering at Oldlands
The shrewdies, of course, are not fooled. At the 2007 National Yearling Sales, Team Valor`s Barry Irwin went to R800 000 for a Rich Man's Gold colt out of Light ... «Sporting Post, Apr 14»
REFERENCE
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