cleverly
Wittily; in a tricky mannerWittily; in a tricky manner.
» Ziri cleverly snuck out of the class.
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3 sensesWittily; in a tricky manner.
He joked cleverly with each guest.
in a clever manner
Intelligently directed to a purpose.
Cleverly, he found ways of ingratiating himself with all the important guests.
(US, dialectal)Completely, fully.
Examples
6 sentencesZiri cleverly snuck out of the class.
They're cleverly changing how we perceive them.
She cleverly plays her admirers off against each other.
deSie spielt ihre Verehrer geschickt gegeneinander aus. — Yorwba
This surprised everyone except Mary, who had cleverly anticipated it.
deDas überraschte alle bis auf Maria, die es klug vorhergesehen hatte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
You cleverly orchestrated a mistrial.
Forms
more cleverly, most cleverly| Comparative | more cleverly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most cleverly |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonyms- in a clever manner:smartly
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Adverbs of manner — Because it is an -ly adverb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.