"cleverish" meaning in English

See cleverish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: clever + -ish Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|clever|ish}} clever + -ish Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cleverish (not comparable)
  1. Somewhat clever. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cleverish-en-adj-9v4WY9wS
  2. (colloquial) Quite clever. Tags: colloquial, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cleverish-en-adj-eActuW0E

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