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Meaning of "cleverish" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF CLEVERISH

cleverish  [ˈklevərɪʃ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CLEVERISH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cleverish is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES CLEVERISH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cleverish in the English dictionary

The definition of cleverish in the dictionary is somewhat clever.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CLEVERISH


amateurish
ˈæmətərɪʃ
barish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
bearish
ˈbɛərɪʃ
boorish
ˈbʊərɪʃ
empoverish
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ
feverish
ˈfiːvərɪʃ
garish
ˈɡɛərɪʃ
gibberish
ˈdʒɪbərɪʃ
harish
ˈhɛərɪʃ
impoverish
ɪmˈpɒvərɪʃ
lickerish
ˈlɪkərɪʃ
liquorish
ˈlɪkərɪʃ
liverish
ˈlɪvərɪʃ
Moorish
ˈmʊərɪʃ
nightmarish
ˈnaɪtˌmɛərɪʃ
ogrish
ˈəʊɡərɪʃ
quicksilverish
ˈkwɪksɪlvərɪʃ
quiverish
ˈkwɪvərɪʃ
sourish
ˈsaʊərɪʃ
squarish
ˈskweərɪʃ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CLEVERISH

cleromancy
cleruch
cleruchial
cleruchies
cleruchy
cleveite
Cleveland
Cleveland Bay
clever
clever dick
clever-clever
cleverality
cleverdick
cleverly
cleverness
clevis
clew
clew line
clew up

WORDS THAT END LIKE CLEVERISH

bitterish
bounderish
buccaneerish
cavalierish
cherish
copperish
flapperish
Irish
loaferish
Micawberish
muckerish
niggerish
pantherish
perish
pokerish
Quakerish
ratherish
schoolmasterish
tigerish
waterish
winterish

Synonyms and antonyms of cleverish in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cleverish» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CLEVERISH

Find out the translation of cleverish to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cleverish from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cleverish» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

cleverish
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cleverish
570 millions of speakers

English

cleverish
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

cleverish
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

cleverish
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

cleverish
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cleverish
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

cleverish
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

cleverish
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cerdik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

cleverish
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

cleverish
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

cleverish
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cleverish
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cleverish
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

cleverish
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चतुर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

cleverish
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cleverish
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cleverish
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

cleverish
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cleverish
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cleverish
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

cleverish
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

cleverish
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cleverish
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cleverish

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEVERISH»

The term «cleverish» is used very little and occupies the 151.354 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CLEVERISH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cleverish

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CLEVERISH»

Discover the use of cleverish in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cleverish and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Works
After a struggle of many years, after a long series of the usual alternatives of small successes and small failures, after a few cleverish speeches and a good many cleverish pamphlets, with a considerable reputation indeed for pasquinades, ...
Benjamin Disraeli, 1844
2
Temple Bar
... on the nothingness of wealth; Mr. Jones, yellowgloved, London-coated, and with his smug, calculating Leadenhall Street face, watching her. He is cleverish, worldly cleverish at least—the sons of most very successful men are that ; but ...
George Augustus Sala, Edmund Hodgson Yates, 1873
3
Synonymisches Handwörterbuch der englischen Sprache für die ...
He is a cleverish man : he has read books , and can quote dates , if need be , to spoil a good joke by proving an anachronism. {Bulwer's Engl.) Any one , the least acquainted with Voltaire's writings , would know how little he was of an Atheist.
H. M. Melford, 1841
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Collected edition of the novels and tales by ... B. Disraeli
After a struggle of many years, after a long series of the usual alternatives of small successes and small failures, after a few cleverish speeches and a good many cleverish pamphlets, with a considerable reputation, indeed, for pasquinades, ...
Benjamin Disraeli (earl of Beaconsfield.), 1870
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Coningsby: Or, The New Generation
After a struggle of many years, after a long series of the usual alternatives of small successes and small failures, after a few cleverish speeches and a good many cleverish pamphlets, with a considerable reputation indeed for pasquinades, ...
Benjamin Disraeli, 1844
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Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers
... feet to and fro as she philosophises on the nothingness of wealth; Mr. Jones, yellow~ gloved, London-coated, and with his smug, calculating Leadenhall Street face, watching her. He is cleverish, worldly cleverish at least—the sons of most ...
7
The Mirror of literature, amusement, and instruction
After a struggle of many years, after a long series of the usual alternatives of small successes and small failures, after a few cleverish speeches and a good many cleverish pamphlets, with a considerable reputation indeed for pasquinades, ...
8
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Victor said to himself that this was the assembly which would appreciate him : and he was right— the assembly did appreciate him, as a cleverish young man, with good patriotic principles ! He nad not been long in Paris before it must have  ...
9
Coningsby
After a struggle of many years, after a long series of the usual alternatives of small successes and small failures, after a few cleverish speeches and a good many cleverish pamphlets, with a considerable reputation, indeed, for pasquinades, ...
Benjamin D'israeli, 2013
10
A new key to the characters in Coningsby
After a struggle of many years, after a long series of the usual alternatives of small successes and small failures, after a few cleverish speeches and a good many cleverish pamphlets, with a considerable reputation indeed for pasquinades, ...
Benjamin Disraeli (earl of Beaconsfield.), 1844

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CLEVERISH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cleverish is used in the context of the following news items.
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Paperbacks: The Zone of Interest by Martin Amis, Outline by Rachel …
Imagine the sort of film, often in French, in which cleverish people mooch about, eat meals in restaurants, go to the beach, and talk a lot about ... «Evening Standard, May 15»
2
Showtime's 'Happyish' Is a Talkative Series With Nothing New to Say
That's more than just cleverish wordplay; it's a hesitance — a resistance — to commit one way or the other. Because on paper, Happyish is a ... «Flavorwire, Apr 15»
3
I am Curvy and #ILookLikeThisOnly
I am cleverish and financially solvent. Over time, I've realised that the F-word holds zero power over me. In fact, I embrace it. Yes, I am fat. «iDiva.com, Mar 15»
4
Moor Pat fills need for craft beer in Northtowns
Cleverish.) Co-owned by Blue Monk visionary Mike Shatzel, the tavern is lodged in a primo location – footsteps away from the Williamsville ... «Buffalo News, Mar 15»
5
Meet the children's books site members: 8-12 years, G-L
Me in 10 words: Trumpeter, sporty, optimistic, eight, cleverish, sleepy, tallish and born in France. Favourite authors: J.K Rowling, Lemony ... «The Guardian, Dec 14»
6
Alan Smithee Directed This Play: Triple Feature
Alan Smithee is the kind of self-aware, cleverish theater for which a knowing chuckle feels like a more appropriate response than an actual ... «TheaterMania.com, Oct 14»
7
Carolyn Hax: I am sick of my sister's 'on-again-off-again drama-fests'
The Hillary-and-Mitt thing is cleverish when you're talking about a politically mismatched couple, but when your real story is about "Mitt's" ... «seattlepi.com, Sep 14»
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Carolyn Hax: Sister's boyfriend's words were hateful
The Hillary-and-Mitt thing is cleverish when you're talking about a politically mismatched couple, but when your real story is about “Mitt's” ... «Detroit Free Press, Sep 14»
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Margaret Atwood settles her accounts with this new short story …
... to this impulse — it's about a misunderstood werewolf — is also the least successful, coming across as a cleverish conceit, and no more. «Spectator.co.uk, Sep 14»
10
'I'm a fat girl in a thin girl's world'
I am cleverish and financially solvent, so why am I so fat? Well, I don't know. What I do know is that the amount of calories I am imbibing is in ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 14»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Cleverish [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/cleverish>. Apr 2024 ».
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