Reverse Dictionary: SHREWD

ADJECTIVES
1000 — YEPE shrewd, prudent, wise, sagacious, astute → obs.
1300 — YAP → YAUP  shrewd, clever, cunning; astute; nimble, active → chiefly Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1400 — ADVISEE shrewd, canny, well advised; discreet, prudent → obs.
1400 — FAR-CASTING shrewd, scheming → obs.
1439 — POLITIC shrewd, prudent, sagacious; said of a person 
1528 — FOXY shrewd, cunning, perspicacious
1589 — CRAFTY-HEADED shrewd; cunning; scheming → obs.
1618 — ACUMINOUS shrewd, sharp, distinguished by acumen
1637 — CANNY shrewd, knowing, wise, sagacious, judicious; prudent; wary, cautious → Sc.
1688 — SMOKY shrewd, sharp, quick to suspect or take note; suspicious → obs.
1726 — PAUKY → PAWKY shrewd, knowing, artful, cunning, sly; insinuating → Sc. & Eng. dial.  
1731 — CUTE shrewd, clever, sharp, keen → sl., now chiefly US, often derogatory
1777 — YARK shrewd, brisk, lively; sharp-witted, penetrating → Eng. dial.
1790 — GASH shrewd, wise, sagacious; witty, sharp →Sc. & Eng. dial.
..19C — ECKLE-FECKLE possessing a shrewd and sound judgement → Sc.
..19C — RAMGUMPTIOUS shrewd, bold, rash → sl.
1803 — DOWNY shrewd, knowing, artful → sl.
1806 — LONG-HEADED shrewd, discerning, foresighted → Amer. dial.
1808 — SANSHACH shrewd, wily, crafty; sarcastically clever → Sc.
1810 — FLY shrewd, artful, knowing → sl.
1821 — DOWNY AS A HAMMER shrewd, knowing, artful → Amer. sl.
1821 — SMART AS A STEEL-TRAP very shrewd and sharp; intellectually alert, quick-witted → Amer. dial.
1823 — ASTUCIOUS shrewd, astute, subtle, crafty, cunning
1826 — UPHEADED shrewd, alert, intelligent; self-confident, arrogant → Amer. dial.
1829 — VARMENT → VARMINT shrewd, knowing
1846 — UP TO THE DODGE shrewd; knowledgeable; alert → US sl.
1866 — FALSE shrewd, sharp, clever, precocious; generally applied to children and animals → Eng. dial.
1890 — WACKENISH shrewd, lively, quick-witted → Eng. dial.
1892 — RUMGUMPTIOUS shrewd, sharp, witty → Eng. dial.
1896 — CLIP-WIT shrewd or sharp of speech → Sc.
1898 — AIMY  shrewd → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — AULD-HEADIT → OLD-HEADED shrewd, sagacious → Sc. (Bk.)
..20C — WIDE shrewd; wary → Brit. sl.
1905 — NAWPY shrewd, clever, intelligent → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — QUEEDY → QUIDDY shrewd, brisk, sharp → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — WACKENSOME shrewd, lively, quick-witted → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1906 — SLICK AS AN EEL shrewd, deceptive, elusive → Amer. dial.
1908 — CRAZY LIKE A FOX shrewd, sly, artful, very cunning → sl., orig. US
1920 — CAGEY shrewd, cunning, crafty, cautious, wary
1931 — ABLE shrewd, clever in looking after one’s own interests → Sc.
1952 — SLEEK AS AN EEL shrewd, deceptive, elusive → Amer. dial.

ADVERBS
..900 — YEPLY shrewdly, cunningly, craftily; sagaciously → obs.
1225 — CRAFTLY shrewdly, cunningly; craftily; in a devious, or wily → obs.
1689 — SHROWARDLY shrewdly  
1725 — PAWKILY shrewdly, slyly, craftily, cleverly → Sc.  
1773 — GASHLY shrewdly, smartly, wittily → Sc.

NOUNS
1382 — FELLNESS shrewdness, wisdom → obs.
1400 — FAR-CAST shrewdness, cunning, forethought; act of casting one’s thoughts to a distance →obs.
1549 — ACUITY shrewdness, sharpness or keenness of thought, understanding, or feeling; perceptiveness
1619 — ACRITY shrewdness, sharpness, keenness → obs.
1719 — GUMPTION shrewdness, practical good sense or initiative → colloq., orig. Sc.
1832 — HORSE SENSE shrewdness and practical good sense →sl., orig. US
1839 — PAWKINESS shrewdness, slyness, cunning → Sc.  
1848 — COCUM → COKUM → KOCUM → KOKUM shrewdness, cleverness; good sense; judgement; knowledge; cunning → sl.
1904 — SCITTURN a shrewd turn → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1920 — GUMP shrewdness, common sense, mother wit 

NOUNS, PERSON
1586 — POLITICIAN a shrewd, sagacious, or crafty person; one whose behaviour is likened to that of a professional politician 
..L17 — PARLOUS a notably shrewd individual → sl. 
..E19 — NAILING RASCAL a shrewd, imposing criminal; a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition → sl.
..E19 — NAILS a shrewd, imposing criminal; a person of an over-reaching, imposing disposition → sl. 
1823 — DOWNY ONE a shrewd or very alert fellow → sl.
1836 — CLIPPER a shrewd, likable, forward, or lively young woman → Amer. dial.
1836 — SINGED CAT a shrewd person of unpretentious appearance → Amer. dial.
1846 — SNOLLYGOSTER a shrewd, unprincipled fellow, especially a politician → US sl.
.M19 — OLD COON a shrewd individual → US sl.
1887 — TICKLER a shrewd, cunning person or animal; a difficult person to  deal with → Sc.
1888 — FLY BOY a shrewd or sharp young man → US sl.
1892 — MONKEY CATCHER a shrewd, level-headed person, one not too scrupulous in his methods, and who adds cunningness to his cleverness → W. Indian sl. (Bk.)
1896 — WISE GUY a shrewd and knowing person; a person who is ‘wised up → US sl.
1896 — WISE HOMBRE a shrewd and knowing person → sl.
1901 — CLIP a shrewd, likable, forward, or lively young woman → Amer. dial.
1904 — KIKE a shrewd, greedy, miserly, stingy, dishonest, or untrustworthy Jew; hence, any person thought to have such characteristics → Amer. dial., derogatory
1905 — HARD-NAP a shrewd, clever fellow → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1906 — FLY GUY a shrewd or sharp young man → US sl.
1908 — JOE DARTER a shrewd or smart person → Amer. dial.
1909 — FLY MEMBER a very shrewd, sharp person → sl.
1916 — SHREWD-HEAD a shrewd, sly or cunning person → Aust. & NZ sl.
1924 — CAWDEY a shrewd, crafty little boy → Ireland
1933 — EEL a shrewd, elusive, sly, or deceptive person → Amer. dial.,  usually derogatory
1935 — SHREWDIE → SHREWDY a shrewd or cunning person → NZ sl.
1946 — SMART APPLE a shrewd or intelligent person; a smart cookie → US colloq.
1966 — SLIPPERY EEL a shrewd, elusive, sly, or deceptive person → Amer. dial., usually derogatory

PHRASES
1883 — HE DIDN’T COME DOWN IN THE LAST SHOWER he’s shrewd, quick-witted  → Aust. colloq.

VERBS
1598 — POLITIZE to deal with a matter shrewdly or diplomatically → obs.
1713 — HAVE ALL ONE’S EYETEETH to be shrewd, capable, or mentally alert → obs.
1821 — HAVE YOUR HEAD SCREWED (ON RIGHT)  to be shrewd and businesslike; to have a practical intelligence → UK sl.
1848 — HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO GET OUT OF THE RAIN → KNOW ENOUGH TO COME IN OUT OF THE RAIN to be shrewd enough to look after oneself; to be common-sensical → colloq.
1888 — SMART UP to become more shrewd, wise, intelligent, or aware; to wise up → orig. & chiefly US
1905 — CATCH A WEASEL ASLEEP to take a shrewd person off his guard → Amer. dial. (Bk.)