cleverish (Meaning)

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cleverish (a.)

Somewhat clever.

His attempt at a joke was cleverish, but it didn't quite hit the mark.
The novel's plot was cleverish, with unexpected twists that kept readers engaged.
She made a cleverish move in the game, catching her opponent off guard.
The advertisement was cleverish, using humor to grab the audience's attention.
The painting had a cleverish composition, drawing the viewer's eye to subtle details.
His excuse for being late was cleverish, but we could see right through it.
The magician's tricks were cleverish, but the audience could usually figure them out.
The design of the building was cleverish, maximizing space in a small footprint.
Her argument was cleverish, but it lacked solid evidence to support her claims.
The solution to the puzzle was cleverish, requiring some creative thinking to solve.

Somewhat clever.

innovative, novel, handy, gimmicky,useful, adventurous, ingenious, convenient, practical, fresh

stodgy, uncreative, stodgy, useless, uncreative, derivative,unimaginative, derivative, pedestrian, dull

His attempt at a joke was cleverish, but it didn't quite hit the mark.

The novel's plot was cleverish, with unexpected twists that kept readers engaged.

She made a cleverish move in the game, catching her opponent off guard.

The advertisement was cleverish, using humor to grab the audience's attention.