adj. Function: adjective
1
Synonyms: SKILLFUL 2, adroit, good, pretty, ||skilly, wicked, workmanlike, workmanly
2
Synonyms: DEXTEROUS 1, adroit, deft, handy, neat-handed, nimble
3
Synonyms: INTELLIGENT 2, alert, brainy, bright, brilliant, knowing, quick-witted, ready-witted, sharp, smart
Related Words: apt, prompt, quick, ready; able, capable, competent; all-around, many-sided, versatile
Idioms: quick as a flash, sharp ( or smart) as a whip
Contrasted Words: asinine, fatuous, foolish, simple
Antonyms: dull
4 highly skilled in devising or contriving FF1C; very clever about getting her own way FF1E;
Synonyms: adroit, canny, ||coony, cunning, dexterous, ingenious, ||sleighty, slim, sly; compare SKILLFUL 2
Related Words: able, adept, expert, handy, masterly, proficient, skilled, skillful; capable, competent, qualified; crafty, deceitful, slick, tricky
Contrasted Words: awkward, clumsy, gauche, inept, maladroit; dilatory, laggard, slow, sluggish; incapable, incompetent, inept, unqualified
5 pleasing because of aptness, sparkle, and usually wit FF1C; delighted her audience with a series of clever comparisons FF1E;
Synonyms: good, scintillating, smart, sprightly
Related Words: bright, brilliant, coruscating, dazzling, sparkling; piquant, racy, salty; fanciful, whimsical; amusing, entertaining, pleasing; facetious, funny, humorous, witty; laughable, risible
Contrasted Words: drab, dull, humdrum, monotonous, stodgy; barren, empty, inane; fatuous, pointless; absurd, foolish, nonsensical, ridiculous
Antonyms: stupid