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Clever Cleverly Things Cleverer I Cleverness Adjective Intelligent

word clever
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adjective
Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well .
He's a very clever man.
My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was.
Her mother was clever at many things.
She would cleverly pick up on what I said.
Her cleverness seems to get in the way of her emotions.
A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
...a clever and gripping novel.
A colleague of mine in Milan devised the following very clever little experiment.
...this clever new gadget.
...a cleverly-designed swimsuit.
inflections cleverercleverestcleverlyclevernesscleverly
cefr-level A2

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