Artful vs. Shrewd
Difference Between Artful and Shrewd
Artfuladjective
Cunning; tending toward indirect dealings; crafty.
Shrewdadjective
Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
Artfuladjective
Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.
Shrewdadjective
Artful, tricky or cunning.
Artfuladjective
Artificial; imitative.
Shrewdadjective
(informal) Streetwise.
Artfuladjective
Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance; dexterous; skillful.
Shrewdadjective
Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
Artfuladjective
not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness;
an ambitious, disingenuous, philistine, and hypocritical operator, who...exemplified...the most disagreeable traits of his timea disingenuous excuseShrewdadjective
Nigh accurate.
a shrewd guessArtfuladjective
marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;
the artful dodgeran artful choice of metaphorsShrewdadjective
Severe, intense, hard.
a shrewd blow, or assaultShrewdadjective
Sharp, snithy, piercing.
a shrewd windShrewdadjective
(archaic) Bad, evil, threatening.
Shrewdadjective
(obsolete) Portending, boding.
Shrewdadjective
(archaic) Noxious, scatheful, mischievous.
Shrewdadjective
(obsolete) Abusive, shrewish.
Shrewdadjective
(archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
Shrewdadjective
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence;
a smart businessmanan astute tenant always reads the small print in a leasehe was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrowShrewdadjective
used of persons;
the most calculating and selfish men in the community
