Lexic.us

Definition of Clever

1. Adjective. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. "Too clever to be sound"

2. Adjective. Mentally quick and resourceful. "You are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"

3. Adjective. Showing inventiveness and skill. "An ingenious solution to the problem"

Definition of Clever

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

Definition of Clever

1. Adjective. Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept. ¹

2. Adjective. Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning. ¹

3. Adjective. Smart, intelligent or witty; mentally quick or sharp. ¹

4. Adjective. Showing inventiveness or originality; witty. ¹

5. Adjective. (anthropology of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Clever

1. mentally keen [adj -ERER, -EREST] : CLEVERLY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Clever

cleroterium clerstories clerstory cleruch cleruchs cleruchy clethra clethras cleuch cleuchs

cleugh cleughs cleve cleveite cleveites clever (current term) clever-clever clever arse clever clogs cleverality

cleverclogs cleverer cleverest cleverish cleverishness cleverly cleverness clevernesses

Literary usage of Clever

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Index to Fairy Tales, Myths and Legends by Mary Huse Eastman (1915)
"clever goat. Rouse. Talking thrush and other tales from India. clever Grethel. ... clever student and the master of black arts. Pyle, H. Wonder clock. ..."

2. Household Stories, from the Collection of the Bros: Grimm by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm (1883)
"Then clever Else took down the jug from the hook in the wall, and as she was on her way to the cellar she rattled the lid up and down so as to pass away the ..."

3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1882)
""A clever TOWN BUILT BY QUAKERS." T HE capital of Penn, founded two hundred ... But the word "clever" may stand. It applies both in the Northern and in the ..."

4. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1830)
"clever as he is, if you do that, he is blown on the first burst, and, ... Just so with your clever contributor. He can perform a paragraph at a fair pace—a ..."

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