Shrewdly
['ʃru:dli]
Examples
- The Christian writer Lactantius asked shrewdly whence atoms came, and what proof there was of their existence. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- But if, as I shrewdly suspect, he finds the nest empty before he gets there, why, all the better for the government. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Names may be assumed, said Maurice shrewdly, and I am sure you have met the owner of this one before. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The artist had shrewdly heightened the delusion by painting dust on the creatures' backs, as if it had fallen there naturally and properly. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Now it happened to have been long shrewdly suspected, that my Lady Heathcote could refuse Lord Ebrington nothing. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- And thus he saved his money, although others not so shrewdly advised were easily persuaded to invest by such a demonstration. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Other eyes besides mine watched these manifestations of character--watched them closely, keenly, shrewdly. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Dr. John wrote harmless prescriptions for the patient, and viewed her mother with a shrewdly sparkling eye. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- When I raised my eyes again, I found that he had been shrewdly looking at me all the time, and was doing so still. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- However, you need not be afraid, for Helena hates our Greek friend, and I shrewdly suspect she has taken an uncommon liking to you. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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