cleverest

Adjective

clever (comparative cleverer or more clever, superlative cleverest or most clever)

1. Nimble with hands or body; dexterous; skillful; adept.
   • My dad is quite clever with his hands, especially at carpentry.

   Synonyms:

   adroit, talented

2. Quick to understand, learn, and devise or apply ideas; intelligent.
   • The cleverest and most prolific inventors, such as Reiner Knizia (who lives in England) are nerdy superstars. Euro (also “German-style”) games must not be confused with “Ameritrash” games, which generally involve high drama and employ plastic pieces, though arguing over what the difference is seems...2008 August 28, “German recreation: An affinity for rules?”, in The Economist, archived from the original on 02 Feb 2021
3. Mentally quick and resourceful; skilled at achieving what one wants in a mentally agile and inventive way.
   • clever like a fox

   Synonyms:

   cunning, street-smart

4. Smart, intelligent, or witty; mentally quick or sharp.
   • And so make life, death, and that vast forever / One grand, sweet song.19th c, Charles Kingsley, A Farewell, Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever; Do noble things, not dream them all day long

   Synonyms:

   quick-witted, sharp-witted

5. (archaic) Sane; in one's right mind.
   • He was not clever, poor fellow, he did not know what questions to ask; he asked the same questions again and again. He continued to show his own troubled thoughts, and the vague dread in his mind, […]1892, Margaret Oliphant, The Heir Presumptive and the Heir Apparent, page 263
6. Showing mental quickness and resourcefulness.
   • This is a simple but clever trick to solve the problem.

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