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shrewly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shrew-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.

Archaic

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Etymology

From Middle English shreuli, schrewelich, equivalent to shrew + -ly.

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Inflected Forms

more shrewly (comparative) most shrewly (superlative)

Questions

What does shrewly mean?
In a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.
Where does shrewly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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