clever

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clever (comparativo cleverer, more clever, superlativo cleverest, most clever)

  1. abile, capace
  2. furbo, intelligente, astuto, pieno di risorse
  3. sagace, ingegnoso, intelligente
  • IPA: /ˈklɛvɚ/

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dal medio inglese cliver, letteralmente "tenace" e a sua volta di origine poco chiara, forse derivato dal frisone klüfer, "abile" oppure dal norvegese klover. Attestato dal XVI secolo nel senso di "capace, abile"; l'estensione al significato di "intelligente, furbo" si ritrova a partire dagli inizi del XVIII secolo