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sav·vy

 (săv′ē) Informal
adj. sav·vi·er, sav·vi·est
1. Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.
2. Knowledgeable or proficient. Often used in combination: tech-savvy; media-savvy.
n.
Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.
tr. & intr.v. sav·vied (săv′ēd), sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (săv′ēz)
To understand; comprehend.

[From Spanish sabe (usted), (you) know, from saber, to know, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin *sapēre, from Latin sapere, to be wise; see sep- in Indo-European roots.]

sav′vi·ly adv.
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savvily

(ˈsævɪlɪ)
adv
in a savvy manner
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