Shrewd vs Underhand - What's the difference?
shrewd | underhand | 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 ,
secret; clandestine
(by extension) dishonest and sneaky; done in a secret or sly manner
thrown (etc.) with the hand brought forward and up from below
Shrewd is a related term of underhand.
As adjectives the difference between shrewd and underhand
is that shrewd is showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters while underhand is secret; clandestine.As an adverb underhand is
with an underhand movement.shrewd
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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.