Artful vs. Shrewd

Artful vs. Shrewd — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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 excuse

Shrewdadjective

Nigh accurate.

a shrewd guess

Artfuladjective

marked by skill in achieving a desired end especially with cunning or craft;

the artful dodgeran artful choice of metaphors

Shrewdadjective

Severe, intense, hard.

a shrewd blow, or assault
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Shrewdadjective

Sharp, snithy, piercing.

a shrewd wind

Shrewdadjective

(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 overthrow

Shrewdadjective

used of persons;

the most calculating and selfish men in the community