Main entry: 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
Main entry: clever, cagey, cagy, canny
Definition: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Usage: a cagey lawyer; too clever to be sound
Definition: mentally quick and resourceful
Usage: an apt pupil; you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold-Bram Stoker