| ADJECTIVE | all | clever, cagey, cagy, canny | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others |
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| all | clever, apt | mentally quick and resourceful | |
| all | clever, cunning, ingenious | showing inventiveness and skill |
| Sounds | kleh'ver | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | achiever ... woodcarver: 114 rhymes with ver... | |
| Meaning | showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "too clever to be sound" | |
| Synonyms | cagey, cagy, canny | |
| Broader | smart | showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness |
| Spanish | espabilado, ingenioso | |
| Catalan | enginyós, espavilat, llest | |
| Adverbs | cleverly, smartly | in a clever manner |
| Meaning | mentally quick and resourceful. | |
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| Example | "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker | |
| Synonym | apt | |
| Broader | intelligent | Having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree |
| Spanish | avispado, despierto, inteligente, listo | |
| Catalan | espavilat, intel·ligent, llest | |
| Nouns | cleverness | intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty |
| Meaning | showing inventiveness and skill. | |
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| Example | "a clever gadget" | |
| Synonyms | cunning, ingenious | |
| Broader | adroit | Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought |
| Spanish | ingenioso | |
| Catalan | enginyós | |
| Nouns | cleverness | the property of being ingenious |
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