Shrewd vs Penetrating - What's the difference?
shrewd | penetrating | 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 ,
able to pierce or penetrate
demonstrating acute or keen understanding
Shrewd is a related term of penetrating.
As adjectives the difference between shrewd and penetrating
is that shrewd is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters while penetrating is able to pierce or penetrate.As a verb penetrating is
.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 * shrewdnesspenetrating
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
- His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.