(cleverer, cleverest)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Someone who is clever is intelligent and able to understand things easily or plan things well.
He's a very clever man...
My sister was always a lot cleverer than I was...
ADJ
• cleverly
She would cleverly pick up on what I said.
ADV
• cleverness
Her cleverness seems to get in the way of her emotions.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
A clever idea, book, or invention is extremely effective and shows the skill of the people involved.
...a clever and gripping novel.
...this clever new gadget.
= ingenious
ADJ: usu ADJ n
• cleverly
...a cleverly designed swimsuit.
ADV: ADV -ed