Synonyms: cunning, clever, ingenious
Definition: showing inventiveness and skill
Usage: a clever gadget; the cunning maneuvers leading to his success; an ingenious solution to the problem
Similar words: adroit
Definition: quick or skillful or adept in action or thought
Usage: an exceptionally adroit pianist; an adroit technician; his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers; an adroit negotiator
Synonyms: clever, cagey, cagy, canny
Definition: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Usage: a cagey lawyer; too clever to be sound
Similar words: smart
Definition: showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
Definition: mentally quick and resourceful
Usage: an apt pupil; you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold-Bram Stoker
Similar words: intelligent
Definition: having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
Usage: is there intelligent life in the universe?; an intelligent question