savvy /ˈsæv.i/adjective 1noun 1verb 1forms 5 adjective1 •(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.That such a safe adaptation could come of The Hunger Games speaks more to the trilogy’s commercial ascent than the book’s actual content, which is audacious and savvy in its dark calculations. — 2012 noun1 •(informal) Shrewdness. verb1 •(informal) To understand.He's probably a perfect technician as a surgeon, but he knows you get only what you grab. Think of the years it's taken me to learn what he savvied all the time! — 1925 formssavvied · savvying · savvies · savvier · savviest