chatur·tā, चतुराई chaturāī fu cleverness, tactfulness, skilfullness: काम (खेल, गृहस्थी, राजनिति) में ~ दिखाना to show -- in work (play, household, politics). ~ से tactfully, skillfully. [syn. होशियारी, चालाकी is less mild].

chālākī fc (a) = चतुराई, चतुरता. (b) = चालबाज़ी. [common in use]; ~ करना to play tricks.

jādūgar mc [also (fig.) magician: ~ की चालाकी --'s trick; गाँधी जी भी ~ थे Gandhiji was also a --. [fem. जादूगरनी]