Clever

German Meaning

klug

clever

schlau

geschickt

gescheit

raffiniert

helle

patent

ausgefuchst

English Meaning

  1. Mentally quick and original; bright.
  2. Nimble with the hands or body; dexterous.
  3. Exhibiting quick-wittedness: a clever story.
  4. New England Easily managed; docile: "Oxen must be pretty clever to be bossed around the way they are” ( Dialect Notes).
  5. New England Affable but not especially smart.
  6. Chiefly Southern U.S. Good-natured; amiable. See Regional Note at ugly.