shrewd

Adjective
  1. Marked by practical hardheaded intelligence (synset 300440649)
    "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"
    similar to: smart - showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
    same as: astute, sharp
  2. Acting with a specific goal (synset 301159105)
    "the most calculating and selfish men in the community"
    similar to: hard - dispassionate
    same as: calculating, calculative, conniving, scheming

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