Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈklɛvəli/
cleverly
- Wittily; in a tricky manner.
- He joked cleverly with each guest.
- Intelligently directed to a purpose.
- Cleverly, he found ways of ingratiating himself with all the important guests.
- (now US dialect) Completely, fully.
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 6:
- “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.”
- 1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska 2005, p. 6:
Cleverly
Pronunciation
- (British) IPA: /ˈklɛvəli/
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