Clever
Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
Profound and clever are semantically related In some cases you can use "Profound" instead an adjective "Clever".
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Profound
Profound adjective - Difficult for one of ordinary knowledge or intelligence to understand.
Clever and profound are semantically related in wise topic. Sometimes you can use "Clever" instead an adjective "Profound".
Nearby Words: profoundly, profoundness
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- Terry Pratchett often subverts this trope by putting clever or profound statements in the mouths of Dumb Muscle characters, often with the smug addendum, "I may be slow, but I ain't stupid."
Source: Dumb Muscle / Literature -
Giftedly Bad: Mary's singing, and she also fancies herself as extremely clever and profound, when her "insights" are usually cases of either stating the obvious and/or obnoxious, unnecessary moralising that no one wants to hear.
Source: Literature / Pride and Prejudice
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