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# cleverly

adverb (cleverly, more cleverly, most cleverly)

«cleverly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Cleverly means in a smart, clever way, using good thinking or skill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#m1)
2. Cleverly can also mean in a tricky or cunning way, to fool someone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories the hero cleverly escapes or solves a puzzle; the fox cleverly tricks the crow. In maths a problem can be solved cleverly with a short trick. In design, something cleverly made uses space or materials well. Phrases: cleverly designed, cleverly hidden, cleverly worked out.

### Examples

- The fox cleverly tricked the crow into dropping the cheese. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x1)
- She cleverly solved the puzzle in a minute. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x2)
- The treasure was cleverly hidden behind a loose brick. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x3)
- The bag is cleverly designed to fold into a pocket. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x4)
- He cleverly added 99 by adding 100 and taking away 1. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x5)
- The detective cleverly noticed the muddy boots. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x6)
- The children cleverly built a bridge from straws. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x7)
- "That was very cleverly done," observed the Princess. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/#x8)

### Note

An adverb: it tells how something is done. Adjective: clever; noun: cleverness. Spelt with one «l» in the middle and «-ly» at the end: clever + ly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «cleverly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/cleverly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«cleverly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cleverly.html) on Mova free.