Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - clever
Clever
clever
adj. (cleverer, cleverest) 1 skilful, talented; quick to understand and learn. 2 adroit, dextrous. 3 (of the doer or the thing done) ingenious, cunning. Phrases and idioms clever Dick (or clogs etc.) colloq. a person who is or purports to be smart or knowing. not too clever Austral. colloq. unwell, indisposed. Derivatives cleverly adv. cleverness n. Etymology: ME, = adroit: perh. rel. to CLEAVE(2), with sense 'apt to seize'
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adjective Etymology: Middle English cliver, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish dialect kløver alert, skillful Date: circa 1595 1. skillful or adroit in using the hands or body ; nimble , mentally quick and resourceful , marked by wit or ingenuity , 3. dialect good, easy to use or handle, ~ish adjective ~ly adverb ~ness noun Synonyms: see: ~see: intelligent ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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