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Cleverly

//ˈklɛvəli// adv, name

Definitions

Adverb

1
Wittily; in a tricky manner.
"He joked cleverly with each guest."
2
Intelligently directed to a purpose.
"Cleverly, he found ways of ingratiating himself with all the important guests."
3
Completely, fully. US, dialectal
"“I ain't a-goin' ter let leetle Mose be kep' up hyar till midnight a-waitin' for you-uns ter milk the cow. It's cleverly dark now.”"

Adverb

1
in a clever manner wordnet

Proper Noun

1
A surname from Old English.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From clever + -ly.

Etymology 2

Perhaps a variant of Cleveley, through an irregular development, or a possibly a habitational surname from a lost or unidentified place in Hampshire, from Old English clǣfre (“clover”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”) and thus equivalent to clover + -ley (“lea”).

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