clever

Speech parts

1. clever - Adjective

2. clever - Adjective Satellite

3. Clever - Proper noun

Meaning

Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.

Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.

Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.

Well-shaped; handsome.

Good-natured; obliging.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ingenious talented cunning quick-witted canny sharp-witted sharp bright intelligent wise smart gifted adept proficient witty
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Antonyms

dull stupid naive hackney cam batty
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Phrases with the word

as clever as a cartload of monkeys as clever as a wagonload of monkeys awfully clever clever as a wagonload of monkeys extremely clever clever as a cartload of monkeys

Anagrams

Clerve

Examples

The silliest woman can manage a clever man; but it needs a very clever woman to manage a fool. Rudyard Kipling

Clever tyrants are never punished. Voltaire

Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. Aristophanes

All clever men are birds of prey. English Proverb

Ingratitude is a kind of weakness; the clever are never ungrateful. French Proverb

Close letter words and terms

Cleveley Cleveleys Clevenger clever arse clever as a cartload of monkeys clever as a wagonload of monkeys