a. Obs. [ad. L. sōlert-, stem of sōlers, sollers, f. sollus whole, entire + ars art.] Clever, wise; characterized by cleverness.
1612. J. Cotta, Disc. Dang. Pract. Phys., I. i. 3. An exact and exquisite disquisition of a sound and solert iudgement.
1678. Cudworth, Intell. Syst., I. v. 685. That Man was therefore the Wisest (or most Solert) of all Animals.
a. 1680. Butler, Rem. (1759), I. 406. Nor is the diligent and solert Dr. less proper for this Administration.
So † Solertic a. Obs. Also † Solertiousness. † Solerty [L. solertia], cleverness, ingenuity.
1623. Cockeram, I. Solesticke [sic], craftie.
a. 1649. in N. & Q., Ser. I. X. 357. Solertiousnes must be added to the rest, else it will be too dull to meet with every occurrent.
1656. Oughtred, in Rigaud, Corr. Sci. Men (1847), I. 90. Which therefore I leave to the solerty of W. J.
a. 1670. Hacket, Abp. Williams, I. (1692), 22. The interpretation of his secret Meaning. Which abounded to the Praise of Mr. Williams’s Solertiousness.
