Shrew vs Astute - What's the difference?
shrew | astute |
Any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
quickly and critically discerning
shrewd or crafty
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As a noun shrew
is any of numerous small mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.As a verb shrew
is to beshrew; to curse.As an adjective astute is
quickly and critically discerning.shrew
English
Noun
(en noun)- You'd better not stay out late tonight — your mother is quite a shrew and you'll never hear the end of it.
Synonyms
* (mouselike mammal) ranny (obsolete)Hyponyms
* (mouselike mammal) common shrewDerived terms
* elephant shrew * Etruscan shrew * hardishrew * jumping shrew * Nelson's small-eared shrew * shrew-run * shrewd * shrewish * tree shrewastute
English
Adjective
(er)Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian , 23 September 2014:
- The best headteachers are like submarine captains – cool-headed, astute decision-makers – who trust their colleagues and surroundings to indicate where their ship is headed.