clever

  • (s) showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
    • a cagey lawyer
    • too clever to be sound
    cagey, cagy, canny,
  • (s) mentally quick and resourceful
    • an apt pupil
    • "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
    apt,
  • (s) showing inventiveness and skill
    • a clever gadget
    • the cunning maneuvers leading to his success
    • an ingenious solution to the problem
    ingenious, cunning,

Synonyms

cagey cagy canny apt ingenious cunning

Words of close approximity

clevis
clever clogs clever Dick cleverly cleverness