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(adj)
Shrewd or crafty.
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(derogatory) Tending to scheme; forming underhand plots.
That connives; conspiratorial.
(of material or fluid) Solid and firm.
Exhibiting social ability or cleverness.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
(not comparable) Having the ability to calculate.
Of, pertaining to, or involving calculation.
Characterized by, or performed with, cleverness or contrivance; clever, ingenious.
Sly, cunning, full of tricks.
Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.
Sly; crafty; clever in surreptitious behaviour.
Alternative form of cagey. [Wary, careful, shrewd.]
Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
(colloquial, somewhat dated) Good, smart; useful or beneficial, often in an impressively clever way.
Of a person, displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
Knowing, shrewd, astute.
Intelligently analytical and concise. (of a person or mental process)
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
Senses relating to tangible things.
Having or showing skill; skillful.
Possessing skill; skilled.
Clever; amusingly ingenious.
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Possessing insight; percipient.
Of keen insight or selective judgement; perceptive.
Practically wise, judicious, shrewd.
Having or showing keenness or sharpness of perception, insight, understanding, or intuition.
Acutely perceptive or discerning; perspicacious.
Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking.
Showing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
Acting with or showing good sense; able to make good judgements based on reason or wisdom, or reflecting such ability.
Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient
Of a person or an animal:
Easy to use, useful.
Having the necessary powers or the needed resources to accomplish a task.
(of a course of action) Worthy of being recommended; desirable.
Alternative spelling of farsighted. [Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.]
Having vision or foresight.
(n)
The terminal point of something in space or time.
Having an interest in the future, and planning for it.
Commonwealth and Irish form standard spelling of skillful
(informal) Attractive, sexy (of a woman).
(informal) Shrewd, well-informed and perceptive.
Having or showing keen discernment, sound judgment, and farsightedness; mentally shrewd.
Uncommunicative; unwilling or hesitant to give information.
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
(figuratively) Of acute discernment; having keen insight; mentally perceptive.
Possessing knowledge or understanding; knowledgeable, intelligent.
A politics; a set of political beliefs.
Capable or clever; able to put available resources to efficient or ingenious use; using materials at hand wisely or efficiently.
of or relating to computation, computational
(informal, idiomatic) Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable.
Of or relating to tactics.
Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.
Careful with money so as not to spend too much; prudent; thrifty.
Generally able or adroit; handy.
Very able and ingenious in business dealings or social advancement.
(idiomatic) sharp-witted.
(rare) Able in statecraft, politically adept.
Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future.
Having the ability to think or react quickly.
(adv)
(manner) Accurately, competently, satisfactorily.
(archaic) adroit; resourceful
(rare) Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care or foresight; thoughtful; provident.
(colloquial, rare) Having or displaying ingenuity.
(obsolete) skillful; clever; crafty
Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
deft, dexterous, or skillful
Quick and light in movement or action.
(anthropology) A human being of the species Homo sapiens.
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
Managing; careful; provident.
(of a person) That has an awareness of costs; that is careful about spending.
Skillful with one's hands.
(nonstandard) Possessing ingenuity; ingenious.
Skillful at manual tasks.
(chiefly not comparable) Carrying developing offspring within the body.
Confident and skillful; practiced; expert.
Keenly perceptive.
(nonstandard) resourceful
(uncountable) The act of one that understands or comprehends; the mental process of discernment of meaning.
Capable of reasoning.
Skillfully adjusted or modified to be of most use in a particular environment, situation, etc.
Relating to, or based on, practice or action rather than theory or hypothesis.
That can or does physically penetrate something; piercing, penetrating.
(informal) Very intellectually capable.
Benefiting from careful prior advice or counsel.
With respect to weather.
(idiomatic) Able to readily understand things; aware and intelligent.
Anticipating something with anxiety, fear, or doubt; reluctant.
Alternative form of sure-handed. [Dexterous; skilled and smooth at a manual task.]
(obsolete) Knowledge, awareness.
(archaic) In readiness, fully prepared.
Characterized by acumen; keen.
Having a practical or beneficial use.