fairly clever

Frequency: 6.03.2 per million words

To a moderate or reasonable degree of cleverness.

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Examples (10)

  • The new intern seems fairly clever and picks things up quickly.
  • That was a fairly clever solution to a complex problem.
  • He was considered fairly clever in school, but he never really applied himself.
  • She's fairly clever, but her brother is a certified genius.
  • Do you think this plan is fairly clever, or is it too simplistic?
  • Our dog is fairly clever; he can open the back door by himself.
  • The author's use of foreshadowing is fairly clever, though not groundbreaking.
  • You'll need to be fairly clever to outsmart the competition.
  • It was a fairly clever move in chess, but it left him vulnerable.
  • He thought his excuse was fairly clever, but the teacher saw right through it.