shrewd ly, shreudly

[Eng. shrewd; -ly.] *1. In a mischievous manner or degree; mischiev ously, injuriously. "This practice hath most shrewdly past upon thee." Shakesp.: Twelfth Night, v. *2. Vexatiously, annoyingly. "Yet seem'd she not to wince, tho' shrewdly pain'd." Dryden: Hind and Panther, iii. 133, *3. Greatly, exceedingly. "He is shrewdly vexed at something." Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well, iii. 5. 4. Sharply, keenly, bitingly, painfully. "Let us a ume that the morning is a shrewdly cold one, and damp to boot."-London Daily Telegraph . 5. In a shrewd, astute, or sagacious manner: astutely, sagaciously; with acutene of discernment. "'Tis shrewdly gue ed That Redmond rules the damsel's breast." IMG:content-1402.jpg:[graphic] Scott : Rokeby , vi. 10.