Clever - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈklevər|  American pronunciation of the word clever
Brit.  |ˈklevə|  British pronunciation of the word clever

adjective

- showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others (syn: cagey, canny)
too clever to be sound
- mentally quick and resourceful (syn: apt)
you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold
- showing inventiveness and skill (syn: cunning, ingenious)
a clever gadget

Extra examples

Some cats are clever enough to figure out how to operate doorknobs.

That's the cleverest idea I've heard yet!

She found a clever hiding place for the letter.

Lucy is quite clever and does well at school.

Bill's very clever with his hands.

He was clever at finding bargains.

What a clever little gadget!

'When I got to the library I found I'd left the books at home.' 'That was clever!'

Critics love the clever camera angles the director used in the film.

... the three of them may give Gray Davis, who was too clever for his own good, his comeuppance.

Some thought he had no redeeming value whatsoever. A sociopath. A clever manipulator ...

It was a film noir with some clever twists.

The best part of the book is the clever dialogue.

She invented a clever excuse.

The students conjured a clever scheme to raise the money they needed.

Word forms

adjective
comparative: cleverer
superlative: cleverest
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