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Meanings of very clever in English

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Usage of very clever in English
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She reckoned he was very clever; the best lawyer in the State.
Elder Conklin and Other Stories
2
There is a very clever trick in India called the mango trick.
Addresses by Henry Drummond
3
All of which really means he is very clever, almost too clever.
The Irish Times
4
He's a very clever man with a lot of experience, she said.
Reuters
5
They may not have been very clever and shrewd; not good scholars.
Town and Country Sermons
6
She was a very clever needlewoman, expert in the mysteries of dressmaking.
In the Wilderness
7
He is only very clever to dress it up in fine arguments.
Far to Seek / A Romance of England and India
8
He has the stuff in him for a very clever, fashionable swindler.
Atlantis
9
A very clever girl too-andspeaks French; but she has no philosophy.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 343, May 1844
10
She often drove the car herself and was very clever at it.
The Silent Bullet
11
I can not tell you, miss; but your thought is very clever.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
12
The very clever Mongol Sait of Uliassutai gave me the following explanation.
Beasts, Men and Gods
13
He was very clever, brave and had a natural talent for warfare.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
14
The noncommissioned officers, who arrange the cantonnements, are very clever about it.
On the Edge of the War Zone / From the Battle of the Marne to th...
15
It is not a very clever departure, and the old diplomatist smiles.
What Every Woman Knows
16
She knew that the little girl was very poor and very clever.
The Rebel of the School
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