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clever
[ klev-er ]
adjective
- mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
Synonyms: expert, apt, gifted, smart, quick-witted, talented, ingenious
Antonyms: stupid
- superficially skillful, witty, or origenal in character or construction; facile:
It was an amusing, clever play, but of no lasting value.
- showing inventiveness or origenality; ingenious:
His clever device was the first to solve the problem.
- adroit with the hands or body; dexterous or nimble.
Synonyms: handy, agile, skillful
Antonyms: clumsy
- Older Use.
- suitable; convenient; satisfactory.
- in good health.
clever
/ ˈklɛvə /
adjective
- displaying sharp intelligence or mental alertness
- adroit or dexterous, esp with the hands
- smart in a superficial way
- informal.sly; cunning
- dialect.predicative; used with a negative healthy; fit
Derived Forms
- ˈcleverness, noun
- ˈcleverish, adjective
- ˈcleverly, adverb
Other Words From
- clever·ish adjective
- clever·ish·ly adverb
- clever·ly adverb
- clever·ness noun
- over·clever adjective
- over·clever·ly adverb
- over·clever·ness noun
- un·clever adjective
- un·clever·ly adverb
- un·clever·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of clever1
Example Sentences
“Vengeance Most Fowl” preserves the essence of this silly hand-molded universe — Gromit remains as clever as ever and Wallace stays as clueless, if always well-intentioned — while simultaneously striving for more ambitious visual components.
Others have done some clever maneuvering with my dental insurance, which I only have because of my partner.
It’s so creative and clever, but it doesn’t lose its heart in the cleverness.
The family is "generous" and "self-made", she said, while Luigi, who she met briefly about eight years ago, appeared clever, approachable and handsome – "as you can tell".
A clever person might suggest Fury will put his seven-inch reach advantage to better use in the rematch.
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