shrewly

English

Etymology

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

Adverb

shrewly (comparative more shrewly, superlative most shrewly)

  1. (rare, archaic) In a shrewish manner, shrewdly, sharply.
    • 1897, Washington Irving, Works: Life of George Washington, page 343:
      The Society have, it seems, invented a cunning machine, shrewly yclept a Torpedo, […]
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