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clever::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | apt |
| Derivation | cleverness |
you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold.
Examples of clever
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He can be clever and turn an audience, at least in part, against the contestant.
From the latimes.com
Maybe you've heard this one before, but the plot machinations are pretty clever.
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Running onto a clever pass from Suarez he squeezed a shot past Casper Ankergren.
From the independent.co.uk
He looked to have, at least potentially, a clever and creative side to his game.
From the guardian.co.uk
He was clever at maths and Latin and could play sports, so I found my own thing.
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As a child I had always sympathised with Loki, because he was a clever outsider.
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Sokol repaid his mentor with clever deal ideas and extraordinary balance sheets.
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Clinton was so clever, imaginative and gifted but destroyed by his own cynicism.
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Shundarnigan, isn't it clever of grrl to involve us in the Eleusinian Mysteries?
From the guardian.co.uk
- Cagey: showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound"
- Apt: mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker
- Showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
- (cleverly) in a clever manner; "they were cleverly arranged"; "a smartly managed business"
- The CLEVER (for "Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport") is a type of tilting three-wheeled car that was developed at the University of Bath. ...
- Clever was a short-lived Australian television series hosted by Georgie Parker which aired Sunday nights at 6.30pm on the Nine Network. The show was a quiz show that featured science and technology based questions and in studio experiments. ...
- Smart, intelligent or witty, in the sense of being mentally quick or sharp; resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning; nimble with hands or body; skillful; showing inventiveness or originality; possessing magical abilities
- (cleverly) Wittily; in a tricky manner; Intelligently directed to a purpose; Completely, fully
- Intelligent: "She's a clever student and picks things up quickly."
