Associations to the word «Clever»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
CLEVER, adjective. Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.
CLEVER, adjective. Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.
CLEVER, adjective. Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
CLEVER, adjective. Showing inventiveness or originality; witty.
CLEVER, adjective. (anthropology) (of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.
CLEVER, adjective. (obsolete) Fit; suitable; having propriety.
CLEVER, adjective. (obsolete) Well-shaped; handsome.
CLEVER, adjective. (US) (dated) Good-natured; obliging.
CLEVER ARSE, noun. (British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
CLEVER CLOGS, noun. (slang) Somebody who is rather too clever; a smart aleck.
CLEVER DICK, noun. (chiefly British) A person who annoyingly tries too hard to impress with their cleverness.
Dictionary definition
CLEVER, adjective. Showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound".
CLEVER, adjective. Mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker.
CLEVER, adjective. Showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.