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A Writer's Dictionary:

clever Definition


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clever
adj cleverer, cleverest
    1. Good or quick at learning and understanding.
      Thesaurus: smart, bright, able, keen, quick-witted, intelligent, canny.
    2. Skilful, dexterous, nimble or adroit.
      Thesaurus: apt, skilful, deft, adroit, expert, able, handy.
    3. Well thought out; ingenious.
      Thesaurus: shrewd, smart, inventive, ingenious, original, resourceful.
Derivative: cleverly
adverb
    Derivative: cleverness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c as cliver; related to Anglo-Saxon clifer claw.



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