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English Dictionary: clever	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for clever
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
clever adj showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others; "a cagey lawyer"; "too clever to be sound" Synonym(s): cagey, cagy, canny, clever mentally quick and resourceful; "an apt pupil"; "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker Synonym(s): apt, clever showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem" Synonym(s): clever, cunning, ingenious
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Clever \Clev"er\, a. [Origin uncertain. Cf. OE. cliver eager, AS. clyfer (in comp.) cloven; or clifer a claw, perh. connected with E. cleave to divide, split, the meaning of E. clever perh. coming from the idea of grasping, seizing (with the mind).] 1. Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert. Though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great creative minds. --Macaulay. Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever. --C. Kingsley. 2. Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick. --Byron. 3. Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness. [bd]T would sound more clever To me and to my heirs forever. --Swift. 4. Well-shaped; handsome. [bd]The girl was a tight, clever wench as any was.[b8] --Arbuthnot. 5. Good-natured; obliging. [U. S.] Syn: See {Smart}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Clever, MO (city, FIPS 14788) Location: 37.02980 N, 93.47112 W Population (1990): 580 (253 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65631