cleverly

1. 1.

   in a clever manner

   “they were cleverly arranged”

   “a smartly managed business”

   Synonymssmartly

Questions about cleverly

What does cleverly mean?

cleverly means "in a clever manner".

How many syllables are in cleverly?

cleverly has 3 syllables: clev-er-ly. The stress falls on "clev". In IPA it is /ˈklɛvɚli/.

What is another word for cleverly?

Close synonyms include smartly. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is cleverly a common word?

cleverly is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.