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clever

/ˈklɛvɚ/

US UK

adjective

cleverer; -est

[also more ~; most ~]

intelligent and able to learn things quickly

A few clever [=smart, bright] students have started a business recycling old computers.

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

showing intelligent thinking

a clever design/invention

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

She found a clever hiding place for the letter. - often used in a joking or ironic way to describe a foolish idea, action, etc.

Whose clever idea was it to leave the window open?

funny in a way that shows intelligence

I enjoyed the play's clever [=witty] dialogue.

Brit informal :talking in a rude way that is meant to show you are smart

Don't you start getting clever [=(US) fresh] with me! [=don't speak to me in a disrespectful way]

good at doing things with your hands :skillful

Even as a little boy playing with blocks he was clever with his hands.

a clever machinist

Brit informal - used in various negative expressions to suggest that someone is not feeling well

I'd had a few drinks and wasn't feeling very clever.

For someone who hasn't been feeling too clever lately, he just played a great round of golf.

too clever by half

chiefly Brit informal :clever in a way that is annoying or that causes problems

an arrogant politician who is too clever by half

a complex computer program that is too clever by half

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