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Synonyms
sav·vy (săv́ē)

Informal [From Spanish sabe (usted), (you) know, from saber, to know, from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin* sapēre, from Latin sapere, to be wise.]

adjective: -vi·er, -vi·est. 

Well informed and perceptive; shrewd: savvy Washington insiders.

noun 

Practical understanding or shrewdness: a banker known for financial savvy.

tr. & intr.v.: sav·vied (săv́ēd), sav·vy·ing, sav·vies (săv́ēz) 

To understand; comprehend.

derivatives

sav́vi·ly
adverb