Clever
Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
Devious and clever are semantically related in sly topic. In some cases you can use "Devious" instead an adjective "Clever", when it comes to topics like artful, crafty, tricky.
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Even more clever and devious: Fruma Sarah's objection is the motivation; Grandma Tzeitel's is the excuse.
Source: Theatre / Fiddler on the Roof -
Our Ancestors Are Superheroes: Odysseus is actually an aversion; he has no special powers beyond being a really devious and clever man (and knowing how to string a recurve bow; which, again, relies on a trick and not on brute force).
Source: Literature / The Odyssey - The Odyssey: Odysseus is actually an aversion; he has no special powers beyond being a really devious and clever man (and knowing how to string a recurve bow; which, again, relies on a trick and not on brute force).
Source: Our Ancestors Are Superheroes
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