"clever-clever" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈklɛvəklɛvə/, /klɛvəˈklɛvə/ Forms: more clever-clever [comparative], most clever-clever [superlative]
Etymology: Reduplication of clever. Etymology templates: {{m|en|clever}} clever Head templates: {{en-adj}} clever-clever (comparative more clever-clever, superlative most clever-clever)
  1. (derogatory) Showily or ostentatiously clever. Tags: derogatory

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