Clever
Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
Plotting and clever are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Plotting" instead an adjective "Clever".
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- While this guy isn't my favourite writer ever and I can't read all his work, I respect him a lot for the intricacies of plotting and characterisation he goes into, as well as his ideas being clever.
- When it came out, it received almost universal acclaim for its clever and tight plotting, well-choreographed and brutal fight scenes, and in-depth character development and acting, and is regarded by many as the single best entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Source: Win Back the Crowd -
Because this was the Big Bad intentionally targeting Jack and his family for revenge, this turns out NOT to be a case of Contrived Coincidence, and the lack of same makes it seem like rather clever plotting.
Source: Contrived Coincidence
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