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

cagey, cagy, canny, clever

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

technical, expert

adj. of or relating to or requiring special knowledge to be understood; "technical terminology"; "a technical report"; "technical language"

facile

adj. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

imaginative, inventive

adj. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action; "an imaginative use of material"; "the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman"- Lewis Mumford; "an ingenious device"; "had an inventive turn of mind"; "inventive ceramics"

resourceful

adj. having inner resources; adroit or imaginative; "someone who is resourceful is capable of dealing with difficult situations"; "an able and resourceful politician"; "the most resourceful cook in town"

deft, dexterous, dextrous

adj. skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands; "a deft waiter"; "deft fingers massaged her face"; "dexterous of hand and inventive of mind"

astute, sharp, shrewd

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

cagey, cagy, canny, clever

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

talented, gifted

adj. endowed with talent or talents; "a gifted writer"

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

devious, shifty

adj. characterized by insincerity or deceit; evasive; "a devious character"; "shifty eyes"

cautious

adj. showing careful forethought; "reserved and cautious; never making swift decisions"; "a cautious driver"

circumspect, discreet

adj. heedful of potential consequences; "circumspect actions"; "physicians are now more circumspect about recommending its use"; "a discreet investor"

clever, cunning, ingenious

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

wise

adj. having or prompted by wisdom or discernment; "a wise leader"; "a wise and perceptive comment"

judicious, wise, heady

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

judicious

adj. marked by the exercise of good judgment or common sense in practical matters; "judicious use of one's money"; "a wise decision"

judicious, sensible

adj. proceeding from good judgment

cunning, crafty, unscrupulous

adj. without scruples or principles; "unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power"

byzantine, devious

adj. characterized by elaborate scheming and intrigue; devious; "Byzantine methods for holding on to his chairmanship"; "a fine hand for Byzantine deals and cozy arrangements"

crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily

adj. marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"

cute, precious

adj. obviously contrived to charm; "an insufferably precious performance"; "a child with intolerably cute mannerisms"

designing, scheming

adj. concealing crafty designs for advancing your own interest; "a selfish and designing nation obsessed with the dark schemes of European intrigue"- W.Churchill; "a scheming wife"; "a scheming gold digger"

manipulative

adj. skillful in influencing or controlling others to your own advantage; "the early manipulative techniques of a three-year-old child"

astute, sharp, shrewd

adj. marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; "a smart businessman"; "an astute tenant always reads the small print in a lease"; "he was too shrewd to go along with them on a road that could lead only to their overthrow"

stupid

adj. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity

nitwitted, senseless, soft-witted, witless

adj. (of especially persons) lacking sense or understanding or judgment

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