devilishly clever

ˈdɛvɪlɪʃli ˈklɛvər

Definition

Definition of devilishly clever - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

intelligenceextremely clever in a cunning or mischievous way

Her devilishly clever plan surprised everyone.
His devilishly clever scheme fooled everyone at the party.
The detective admired the thief's devilishly clever tactics.

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Expressions with clever

clever clogs

person who annoys others by showing off intelligence

Don't be such a clever clogs in class!

dead clever

adj.

extremely intelligent or very smart

She is dead clever at solving puzzles.

too clever by half

adj.

acts too smart, causing problems or not succeeding

He is too clever by half and it backfires.

clever dick

person who annoys by showing off intelligence

Stop being such a clever dick during meetings.

clever operator

person who is smart at handling situations for benefit

He is a clever operator in the business world.

box clever

avoid a difficult situation by being smart

She boxed clever to dodge the tricky question.

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fiendishness

cleverness

state of being devilishly clever or cunning

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French:diaboliquement ingénieux, ...
German:teuflisch clever, ...
Italian:diabolicamente astuto, ...
Spanish:diabólicamente ingenioso, ...
Portuguese:diabolicamente inteligente, ...
Chinese:狡黠聪明的, ...
Japanese:非常に賢い, ...
Arabic:ذَكي بِشَكْل شَيْطانِي, ...
Hebrew:עַרְמוּמִי, ...
Russian:дьявольски умный, ...
Ukrainian:диявольськи хитрий, ...
Hindi:शैतानी रूप से चतुर, ...
Bengali:অত্যন্ত বুদ্ধিমান, ...
Catalan:diabòlicament intel.ligent, ...
Czech:ďábelsky chytrý, ...
Danish:djævelsk klog, ...
Dutch:duivels slim, ...
Greek:διαβολικά έξυπνος, ...
Hungarian:ravaszul okos, ...
Khmer:ឆ្លាតវៃយ៉ាងកលល្បិច, ...
Korean:악마처럼 영리한, ...
Persian:شیطنت‌آمیز باهوشانه, ...
Polish:diabelsko sprytny, ...
Portuguese (BR):diabolicamente inteligente, ...
Romanian:diabolic de inteligent, ...
Swedish:djävulskt smart, ...
Thai:ฉลาดแกมโกง, ...
Turkish:şeytani derecede zeki, ...
Vietnamese:quá thông minh, ...

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