Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
My dad is quite clever with his hands, especially at carpentry.
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Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
, Francis James Child (collator), ''Child's Ballads'', 198: "Bonny John Seton",
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Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
: The Highland men, they're clever men At handling sword and shield,
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