clever
adjective
mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.
cleverer
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comparativeof clever.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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One Year 3 pupil said the library was vital because it helped him with his spelling, while another added: "When I read books, I will now know things and I'll be cleverer than everyone."
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2024
Between the 1920s and World War II, illustrators and designers slashed bands of color across advertisements to tempt consumers with ever faster modes of travel and cleverer machinery.
From New York Times ● Aug. 31, 2023
"Instead it did something even cleverer — it brought together existing genes, which already do other things in different parts of the plant, to make a complicated spot on the petals that deceives male flies."
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2023
“Who could say what sorts of patterns might give away users who thought they were cleverer than those watching them?”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 29, 2022
All the animals nodded in complete agreement, and the cleverer ones at once began to learn the Commandments by heart.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
