- but it is singularly lacking in the shrewd, precise wit that Mr. Ives became known for in plays like "All in the Timing."

They could be managed by a woman of shrewd wit.

St. Philip possessed a playful humour, combined with a shrewd wit.

Court jesters were permitted familiarities without regard for deference, and Sommers possessed a shrewd wit, which he exercised even on Cardinal Wolsey.

At Ozma's right sat the famous Scarecrow of Oz, whose straw-stuffed body was not beautiful, but whose happy nature and shrewd wit had made him a general favorite.

An instant later, her shrewd wit saved her-he had surely just learned her name from the captain or his crew.

Through all the adversity, he exhibited a quiet but shrewd wit that he often unfurled in a down-home Oklahoma drawl.

Gilbert and Sullivan will come to mind; so too will Flanders and Swan and the shrewd wit of "Beyond the Fringe."

He has a shrewd wit, I can tell you; and he's a man good enough; he's one o' th' soundest judgments in Troy, whosoever, and a proper man of person.

Its concentrated, beautifully detailed prose recalls the diction of fairy tales; its plot incorporates their magic, their shrewd wit and brutality.