clever
Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
Adjective 4 meanings
Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
“My dad is quite clever with his hands, especially at carpentry.”
Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
“clever like a fox”
Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
Etymology
From East Anglian dialectal English cliver (“expert at seizing”), from Middle English cliver (“tenacious”).
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CLEVER at a glance
CLEVER has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (C 3 + L 1 + E 1 + V 4 + E 1 + R 1) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,924 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with clever
All rhymesOne letter away
- CLOVER11
- CLEVES11
- CLAVER11
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