Intelligent
Intelligent adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: his intelligent response to the emergency averted a disaster
Savvy is a synonym for intelligent. In some cases you can use "Savvy" instead an adjective "Intelligent".
Savvy
Savvy adjective - Having or showing a practical cleverness or judgment.
Usage example: a particularly savvy investor, he was among the first to see the potential in tech stocks
Intelligent is a synonym for savvy in shrewd topic. Sometimes you can use "Intelligent" instead an adjective "Savvy".
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- In the pilot and first few seasons of Three's Company, Chrissy was an innocent but reasonably savvy and intelligent young woman.
- He is intelligent and savvy, though more likely to apply that intelligence to scheming than medicine.
Source: Series / Doctor in the House - He is intelligent and savvy, but is far more likely to use that to engage in scams and schemes than in doing well at his job.
Source: Gentleman Snarker
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