Shrewd vs Biting - What's the difference?
shrewd | biting | Related terms |
showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters
artful, tricky or cunning
streetwise
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knowledgeable
* {{quote-news
, year=2011
, date=November 10
, author=Jeremy Wilson
, title=tEngland Under 21 5 Iceland Under 21 0: match report
, work=Telegraph
(archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
* 1599 ,
Causing a stinging sensation.
Cutting or incisive.
Tending to bite.
Shrewd is a related term of biting.
As adjectives the difference between shrewd and biting
is that shrewd is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters while biting is causing a stinging sensation.As a verb biting is
.As a noun biting is
the action of the verb to bite .shrewd
English
Adjective
(er)citation, page= , passage=The most persistent tormentor was Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, who scored a hat-trick in last month’s corresponding fixture in Iceland. His ability to run at defences is instantly striking, but it is his clever use of possession that has persuaded some shrewd judges that he is an even better prospect than Theo Walcott. }}
- LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
Derived terms
* shrewdly * shrewdnessbiting
English
Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- a biting wind
- a biting criticism
- a biting insect