What is the difference between shrewd and cursed?
shrewd | cursed |
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 ,
Having some sort of divine harm, malady, or other curse.
(obsolete) Shrewish, ill-tempered (often applied to women).
* 1599 , (William Shakespeare), (Much Ado About Nothing) , :
*:LEONATO. By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
*:ANTONIO. In faith, she's too curst .
*:BEATRICE. Too curst' is more than '''curst''': I shall lessen God's sending that way; for it is said, 'God sends a '''curst''' cow short horns;' but to a cow too ' curst he sends none.
(curse)
As adjectives the difference between shrewd and cursed
is that shrewd is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters while cursed is something that has some sort of divine harm, malady, or other curse.As a verb cursed is
(curse).shrewd
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(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.