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uncleverly

  • a word derived from clever.
    clever
    adjective
    mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able.

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Yes, and in fact by tweeting this out, Cleverly himself — rather uncleverly — gave them even more publicity.

From Salon Oct. 22, 2022

I don’t recall my reply, but I know that I answered abruptly and uncleverly, and then the interview was over.

From The New Yorker Jul. 8, 2019

Well, that slap in the face to us is not altogether uncleverly or unfoundedly directed.

From Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria by William Westgarth

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