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Synonyms for clever

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Synonyms for clever

exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance

amusing or pleasing because of wit or originality

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Synonyms for clever

showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others

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mentally quick and resourceful

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showing inventiveness and skill

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If I get Hans, and we have a child, and he grows big, and has to draw beer here, the pick-axe will fall on his head and kill him.' Then said the boy: 'What a clever Elsie we have!' and sat down by her, and likewise began to howl loudly.
Hans had been at home for a long time, but Elsie did not come; then said he: 'What a clever Elsie I have; she is so industrious that she does not even come home to eat.' But when evening came and she still stayed away, Hans went out to see what she had cut, but nothing was cut, and she was lying among the corn asleep.
And that is all that I can recollect of itbut it is very clever all the way through.
He knew that all the intellectual lights of Petersburg were gathered there and, like a child in a toyshop, did not know which way to look, afraid of missing any clever conversation that was to be heard.
For this fell purpose he had backed the astounded De Vac twice around the hall when, with a clever feint, and backward step, the master of fence drew the King into the position he wanted him, and with the suddenness of lightning, a little twist of his foil sent Henry's weapon clanging across the floor of the armory.
You are young, dears, and however clever young people are, and however many books they read, they will never guess what it feels like to grow old."
"My cleverness is to do with writing things and saying clever things, but I am a very stupid person when it comes to doing things and practical things.
The deal will see the Engage gamification platform be offered to retail customers of the Toshiba Corp subsidiary and provides Dev Clever "with a direct route to market across the national UK retail sector".
John Emsley, his wife Lucy and son Isaac are behind the venture and John said: "Sow Clever was born out of a love for nurturing plants from seed, and the positive effects it had on my mental health and general sense of wellbeing.
We start our analysis by estimating our liquidity proxies, including turnover, trading volume, and spread, as a function of a clever ticker dummy in a multivariate setting.
"But I need to be clever when it comes to players like Uche because he is going to outmuscle me due to his sheer physical strength.
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CTI Industries Corporation (NASDAQ:CTIB) declared on Thursday its intent to divest its 28.5% operating and economic interest in a direct-to-consumer home organisation and container products company Clever Container LLC.
But with more home and business owners using fixed container units as a solution to their storage needs, Box Clever has decided to open a second facility at Cowpen Lane Industrial Estate which will double its capacity.