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Word: Clever
Speech Type: Adjective
Middle English (in the sense ‘quick to catch hold’, only recorded in this period): perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin, and related to cleave. In the late 16th century the term came to mean (probably through dialect use) ‘manually skilful’; the sense ‘possessing mental agility’ dates from the early 18th century
ˈklɛvə
quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent
Short Definition:intelligent
Examples:- she was an extremely clever and studious young woman
- how clever of him to think of this!
healthy or well
Short Definition:healthy or well
Examples:- I was up and about by this time though still not too clever
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