Clever (adjective)

  1. Intelligent, skillful, or able in a particular activity or field.
  2. Showing resourcefulness or intelligence in dealing with a situation.

Origin:

Middle english (in the sense "skilful"): from old norse kløkr, kløggr "clever, skillful".

Examples:

  1. He is a clever engineer.
  2. She is clever at solving puzzles.
  3. That was a clever solution to the problem.
  4. He is clever at manipulating people.
  5. The clever thief opened the safe in minutes.
Some random words: equivocation, coyote, uh-uh