Clever-clever

//ˈklɛvəklɛvə// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Showily or ostentatiously clever. derogatory

    "The difference between clever-clever talk and the appearance of a real awareness is desperately fine, and I do not guarantee to be right in my diagnosis every time."

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"The difference between clever-clever talk and the appearance of a real awareness is desperately fine, and I do not guarantee to be right in my diagnosis every time."

Etymology

Reduplication of clever.

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