showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; a cagey lawyer; too clever to be sound

[ Syn: cagey , cagy , canny ]

mentally quick and resourceful; an apt pupil; you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold-Bram Stoker

[ Syn: apt ]

showing inventiveness and skill; a clever gadget; the cunning maneuvers leading to his success; an ingenious solution to the problem

[ Syn: cunning , ingenious ]