
English word clever comes from Proto-Germanic *klibraz (Sticky, adhesive.)
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*klibraz (Proto-Germanic)
Sticky, adhesive.
clibbor (Old English)
cliver (Middle English)
cliver (English)
(obsolete, or, dialectal) clever.
clever (English)
(UK, colloquial) Fit and healthy; free from fatigue or illness.. (US, dated) Good-natured; obliging.. (anthropology, of an Aboriginal Australian) Possessing magical abilities.. (obsolete) Fit; suitable; having propriety.. (obsolete) Well-shaped; handsome.. Nimble with hands or body; skillful; adept.. Resourceful, sometimes to the point of cunning.. Showing inventiveness or originality; [...]