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CLEVER, a.

1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.

2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address.

3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeable mind or disposition. In Great Britain, this word is applied to the body or its movements, in its literal sense; in America, it is applied chiefly to the mind, temper, disposition. In Great Britain, a clever man is a dextrous man, one who performs and act with skill or address. In New-England, a clever man is a man of a pleasing obliging disposition, and amiable manners, but often implying a moderate share of talents. Fitness, suitableness, gives both senses analogically; the former applied to the body; the latter, to the mind, or its qualities. It is a colloquial word, but sometimes found in respectable writings.

In some of the United States, it is said this word is applied to the intellect, denoting ingenious, knowing, discerning.


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CLEVER, a.

1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.

2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address.

3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeable mind or disposition. In Great Britain, this word is applied to the body or its movements, in its literal sense; in America, it is applied chiefly to the mind, temper, disposition. In Great Britain, a clever man is a dextrous man, one who performs and act with skill or address. In New-England, a clever man is a man of a pleasing obliging disposition, and amiable manners, but often implying a moderate share of talents. Fitness, suitableness, gives both senses analogically; the former applied to the body; the latter, to the mind, or its qualities. It is a colloquial word, but sometimes found in respectable writings.

In some of the United States, it is said this word is applied to the intellect, denoting ingenious, knowing, discerning.

CLEV'ER, a. [I know not the radical letters of this word. If the elements are clb, or lb, the affinities may be Russ. lovkie, convenient, dextrous, ulovka, dexterity, craft, lovlyu, to take or seize, as if allied to Gothic lofa, Ir. lamb, W. llaw, the hand. In Ir. lub is a thong or loop, a plait or fold, and craft, cunning; lubach, sly, crafty; lubam, to bend. In Eth. ለባዊ labawi, signifies ingenious, ready, skillful, and the verb, to understand, or be skillful. If v in clever is from g, as in many other words, the affinities may be Sax. gleaw, knowing, skillful, industrious, wise, which is the G. klug, D. kloek, Dan. klog, Sw. klok. Let the reader judge.]

  1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious. – Pope.
  2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address. – Addison.
  3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeable mind or disposition. In Great Britain, this word is applied to the body or its movements, in its literal sense; in America, it is applied chiefly to the mind, temper, disposition. In Great Britain, a clever man is a dextrous man, one who performs an act with skill or address. In New England, a clever man is a man of a pleasing, obliging disposition, and amiable manners, but often implying a moderate share of talents. Fitness, suitableness, gives both senses analogically; the former applied to the body; the latter, to the mind, or its qualities. It is a colloquial word, but sometimes found in respectable writings. In some of the United States, it is said this word is applied to the intellect, denoting ingenious, knowing, discerning.

Clev"er
  1. Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity, talent, or adroitness; expert.

    Though there were many clever men in England during the latter half of the seventeenth century, there were only two great creative minds.
    Macaulay.

    Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.
    C. Kingsley.

  2. Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a clever speech; a clever trick.

    Byron.
  3. Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.

    "T would sound more clever
    To me and to my heirs forever.
    Swift.

  4. Well-shaped; handsome.

    "The girl was a tight, clever wench as any was." Arbuthnot.
  5. Good-natured; obliging.

    [U. S.]

    Syn. -- See Smart.

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clever

CLEVER, a.

1. Fit; suitable; convenient; proper; commodious.

2. Dextrous; adroit; ready; that performs with skill or address.

3. In New England, good-natured, possessing an agreeable mind or disposition. In Great Britain, this word is applied to the body or its movements, in its literal sense; in America, it is applied chiefly to the mind, temper, disposition. In Great Britain, a clever man is a dextrous man, one who performs and act with skill or address. In New-England, a clever man is a man of a pleasing obliging disposition, and amiable manners, but often implying a moderate share of talents. Fitness, suitableness, gives both senses analogically; the former applied to the body; the latter, to the mind, or its qualities. It is a colloquial word, but sometimes found in respectable writings.

In some of the United States, it is said this word is applied to the intellect, denoting ingenious, knowing, discerning.

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IMPORT'ANCE, n.

1. Weight; consequence; a bearing on some interest; that quality of any thing by which it may affect a measure, interest or result. The education of youth is of great importance to a free government. A religious education is of infinite importance to every human being.

2. Weight or consequence in the scale of being.

Thy own importance know.

Nor bound thy narrow views to things below.

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He believes himself a man of importance.

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