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[ adjective ] skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
Examples "cool prudence and sensitive selfishness along with quick perception of what is possible--these distinguish an adroit politician" "came up with a clever story" "an ingenious press agent" Used in print (High Fidelity, 11:10...)The sound may be good ; but if you know The Real_Thing , you know that what you are hearing is only a clever imitation . (Leo Lemon, "Catch Up With" and "Something to...)Leaving the theatre after the performance , I had a flash of intuition that life , after_all ( as Rilke said ) , is just a search for the nonexistent cup of hot coffee , and that this unpretentious , moving , clever , bitter slice of life was the greatest thing to happen to the American theatre since Brooks_Atkinson retired . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
Examples "a cagey lawyer" "too clever to be sound" Used in print (The Providence Journal...)Such fascinating novelties in the score as the fugual treatment of `` On_the_Side_of_the_Angels '' and `` Politics_and_Poker '' were handled splendidly , and I thought Rudy_Bond and his band of tuneful ward-heelers made `` Little_Tin_Box '' even better than it was done by the New_York cast ; all the words of its clever lyrics came_through with perfect clarity . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] mentally quick and resourceful
Synonyms Examples "an apt pupil" "you are a clever man...you reason well and your wit is bold"-Bram Stoker Used in print (Guy Bolton, The Olympians....)What about that dear , clever Mr._Thynne ? Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 11575
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