Clever and Subtle

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Clever

Clever adjective - Showing a noteworthy use of the imagination and creativity especially in inventing.
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Subtle is a synonym for clever in sly topic. In some cases you can use "Subtle" instead an adjective "Clever", when it comes to topics like crafty, cunning, tricky, shrewd.
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly

Subtle

Subtle adjective - Clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means.
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Clever is a synonym for subtle in sly topic. Sometimes you can use "Clever" instead an adjective "Subtle", if it concerns topics such as crafty, cunning, astute, ingenious.
Nearby Words: subtlety, subtly, subtleness

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  • Web Video / The Joker Blogs Another rather subtle and clever one from episode 18: Hugo Strange makes the comment that he was literally losing his hair whilst working at Arkham.
    Source: Web Video / The Joker Blogs
  • Also a jab at the character, since a cudgel is the exact opposite of his attempt to be clever and subtle.
    Source: Names To Run Away From / Weapons
  • Shout-Out: All over the place, often in the form of a clever or subtle Funny Background Event, but the corker has to be an Affectionate Parody of the theme restaurant sequence from Pulp Fiction composed of two full pages of 90's pop cultural references.
    Source: Webcomic / Shotgun Shuffle
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