clever
adjective, clev·er·er, clev·er·est.
- suitable; convenient; satisfactory.
- good-natured.
- handsome.
- in good health.
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adept, adroit, alert, astute, brainy, cagey, canny, capable, competent, crackerjack, discerning, egghead, expert, foxy, gifted, intelligent, inventive, knowing, knowledgeable, many-sidedExamples from the Web for clever
Contemporary Examples of clever
Few of us are as clever as my Inspector Morse-loving friend.
The clever part is that the present was “re-gifted” from city and state tax revenues.
The clever crooks managed to rack up $2 million in profits over a year, Ares said.
He wants to show her how clever he is and, more importantly, how well the script is going, that there is hope, a future.
The small band of French critics helped shift the view of Hitchcock from a clever, popular entertainer to a Significant Artist.
Historical Examples of clever
I wouldn't attempt to be, I am not clever or popular enough.
Grace Harlowe's Return to Overton CampusJessie Graham Flower
All this is mere rhetoric, and full of clever self-excusing.
The Man ShakespeareFrank Harris
He is the son of a clever doctor, and the marriage will take place in four days.
The Imaginary InvalidMolire
I hadn't supposed him clever enough to guess what I was thinking.
The Bacillus of BeautyHarriet Stark
If he were as clever as he is honest, he wouldn't have been stuck with a horse like Lauzanne.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser