Clever
Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
Fly and clever are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Fly" instead an adjective "Clever". informal substitute
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Fly
Fly adjective - (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked.
Both words in one sentence
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Clever Crows: Leliana's messenger birds are everywhere and will observe what you do, and you can go right up to some and they won't fly off.
- But on the other hand, their antics portray them as being incredibly clever, and they prove to be some of the nicer characters in the film when they teach Dumbo how to fly.
Source: Fair for Its Day - One AI had a sanity-span of five minutes, because they needed him clever enough to figure several people's locations on the fly within seconds of activation.
Source: Webcomic / Genocide Man
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