different between shrewd vs dishonest
shrewd
English
Alternative forms
- shrewde (obsolete)
Etymology
c. 1300, Middle English schrewed (“depraved; wicked”, literally “accursed”), from schrewen (“to curse; beshrew”), from schrewe, schrowe, screwe (“evil or wicked person/thing”), from Old English scr?awa (“wicked person”, literally “biter”). Equivalent to shrew +? -ed. More at shrew.
The sense of "cunning" developed in early 16th c., gradually gaining a positive connotation by 17th c.
Pronunciation
- enPR: shro?od, IPA(key): /??u?d/
- Rhymes: -u?d
Adjective
shrewd (comparative shrewder, superlative shrewdest)
- Showing clever resourcefulness in practical matters.
- Artful, tricky or cunning.
- (informal) Streetwise, street-smart.
- Knowledgeable, intelligent, keen.
- Nigh accurate.
- Severe, intense, hard.
- Sharp, snithy, piercing.
- (archaic) Bad, evil, threatening.
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene ii:
- Portia:
- There are some shrewd contents in yon same paper,
- That steals the colours from Bassanio's cheek:
- Some dear friend dead; else nothing in the world
- Could turn so much the constitution
- Of any constant man. What, worse and worse!— […]
- 1596-97, William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, Act III Scene ii:
- (obsolete) Portending, boding.
- (archaic) Noxious, scatheful, mischievous.
- (obsolete) Abusive, shrewish.
- (archaic) Scolding, satirical, sharp.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act II Scene i:
- Leonato: By my troth, niece, thou wilt never get thee a husband, if thou be so shrewd of thy tongue.
- 1599, William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act II Scene i:
Derived terms
- shrewdly
- shrewdness
Translations
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dishonest
English
Etymology
From Old French deshoneste, from Latin dehonestus. Synchronically, dis- +? honest.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/
- (US) IPA(key): /d??s?n?st/
Adjective
dishonest (comparative more dishonest, superlative most dishonest)
- Not honest.
- Interfering with honesty.
- (obsolete) Dishonourable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd.
- c. 1560,Thomas North, Archontorologion
- speake 'dishonest word
- c. 1560,Thomas North, Archontorologion
- (obsolete) Dishonoured; disgraced; disfigured.
- Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears, / Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.
Antonyms
- honest
Related terms
- dishonesty
Translations
Further reading
- dishonest at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- hedonists, stonished
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