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clever
adjective
showing inventiveness and skill
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adjective
showing inventiveness and skill
“a clever gadget”
adjective
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
“a cagey lawyer”
adjective
mentally quick and resourceful
“an apt pupil”
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a clever gadget
the cunning maneuvers leading to his success
an ingenious solution to the problem
a cagey lawyer
too clever to be sound
an apt pupil
{'source': 'Bram Stoker', 'text': 'you are a clever man … you reason well and your wit is bold'}
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