Clever
(adjective)
- Intelligent, skillful, or able in a particular activity or field.
- Showing resourcefulness or intelligence in dealing with a situation.
Origin:
Middle english (in the sense "skilful"): from old norse kløkr, kløggr "clever, skillful".
Examples:
- He is a clever engineer.
- She is clever at solving puzzles.
- That was a clever solution to the problem.
- He is clever at manipulating people.
- The clever thief opened the safe in minutes.