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cleverish

cleverish adjective: somewhat clever.

Adjective

cleverish (not comparable)

  1. Somewhat clever.
  2. (colloquial) Quite clever.

Origin of cleverish

From clever + -ish.

Words formed from cleverish

Questions about cleverish

What does cleverish mean?
Cleverish means somewhat clever.
What part of speech is cleverish?
Cleverish is an adjective.

Words near cleverish in the dictionary

  1. clever-sticks
  2. cleverality
  3. cleverclogs
  4. cleverer
  5. cleverest
  6. cleverish
  7. cleverishly
  8. cleverishness
  9. Cleverley
  10. Cleverleys
  11. cleverly

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