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Sagacious :: Sagacious (a.) Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious; knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious man; a sagacious remark..

Shrewd :: Shrewd (superl.) Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence, vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious; rough; unfair; shrewish..

Sage :: Sage (superl.) Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted to the purpose.

Craft :: Craft (n.) Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices..

Shrew :: Shrew (a.) Any small insectivore of the genus Sorex and several allied genera of the family Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are the smallest of all mammals..

Gnostic :: Gnostic (a.) Knowing; wise; shrewd.

Diplomatical :: Diplomatical (a.) Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful; as, diplomatic management..

Water Shrew :: Water shrew () Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and capable of swimming actively. The two common European species (Crossopus fodiens, and C. ciliatus) are the best known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew (Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its nocturnal habits..

Callidity :: Callidity (n.) Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness.

Gumption :: Gumption (n.) Capacity; shrewdness; common sense.

Sagacity :: Sagacity (n.) The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.

Argutely :: Argutely (adv.) In a subtle; shrewdly.

Shrewish :: Shrewish (a.) having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding disposition; froward; peevish.

Knowingness :: Knowingness (n.) The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

Smart :: Smart (v. i.) Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart saying..

Soricine :: Soricine (a.) Of or pertaining to the Shrew family (Soricidae); like a shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat (Glossophaga soricina)..

Ranny :: Ranny (n.) The erd shrew.

Lean-witted :: Lean-witted (a.) Having but little sense or shrewdness.

Ingenious :: Ingenious (a.) Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply..

Beshrew :: Beshrew (v. t.) To curse; to execrate.

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