Shrewd meaning : Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters. Artful, tricky or cunning. Streetwise. Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen. Nigh accurate. Severe, intense, hard. Sharp, snithy, piercing. Bad, evil, threatening. Portending, boding. Noxious, scatheful, mischievous. Abusive, shrewish. Scolding, satirical, sharp.