shrewdness

[Eng. shrewd; -ne .] *1. Iniquity, wickedne , depravity. "For so the the erthe is corrupt before God, and is ful filled with shrewdne ." -Genesis vi. 12. (1556.) *2. Vexatiousne , annoyance, mischievousne . *3. Cunning, artfulne , slyne . ( Shakespeare : Antony and Cleopatra , ii. 2.) 4. Sagaciousne , sagacity, astutene , cleverne ; sharpne of discernment; as, the shrewdne of a remark. *shrewe, s . & v . [SHREW, 8. & v.] *shrewed, *shrewed-ne , . [SHREWD, SHREWDNESS, .]