clever

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: clev‧er

Adjective

Positive clever

Comparative cleverer

Superlative cleverest

Positive clever

Comparative more clever

Superlative most clever

1. A person that is clever is able to think quickly and sharply.

   He is a very clever salesman. He almost got me into buying his product.

2. A clever idea or concept is one that is original and new.

   That is a clever invention. I have never seen something like that before.