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Search phrase: shrewdly

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All's Well That Ends WellAW III.v.88He's shrewdly vexed at something. Look, heHe's shrewdly vext at something. Looke he
All's Well That Ends WellAW V.iii.232You boggle shrewdly; every feather starts you. – You boggle shrewdly, euery feather starts you:
HamletHam I.iv.1The air bites shrewdly. It is very cold.The Ayre bites shrewdly: is it very cold?
Henry VH5 III.vii.47shrewdly shook your back.shrewdly shooke your back.
Henry VH5 III.vii.148Ay, but these English are shrewdly out of beef.I, but these English are shrowdly out of Beefe.
Julius CaesarJC III.i.146Falls shrewdly to the purpose.Falles shrewdly to the purpose.
Much Ado About NothingMA II.i.72Cousin, you apprehend passing shrewdly.Cosin you apprehend passing shrewdly.
Troilus and CressidaTC III.iii.228.1My fame is shrewdly gored.My fame is shrowdly gored.
Twelfth NightTN V.i.350This practice hath most shrewdly passed upon thee;This practice hath most shrewdly past vpon thee:
The Winter's TaleWT V.i.102Flowed with her beauty once. 'Tis shrewdly ebbedFlow'd with her Beautie once; 'tis shrewdly ebb'd,

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politiclyin a politic manner, strategically, shrewdly
shrewdlysharply, severely
shrewdlyseriously, mightily, very much
shrewdlymaliciously, wickedly, mischievously
shrow, shrowd, shrowdlyvariant spellings of ‘shrew’ (n.), ‘shrewd’ (adj.), ‘shrewdly’ (adv.)
skilfullyknowledgeably, shrewdly, cleverly

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shrewdlypoliticly
shrewdlyskilfully

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