Clever
Clever adjective - Having or showing quickness of mind.
Usage example: a clever student figured out a trick to do the assignment faster
Trained and clever are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trained" instead an adjective "Clever".
Nearby Words: cleverness, cleverly
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- A particularly clever one is a parrot trained to dictate technical manuals when the Trigger Phrase is spoken.
Source: Enforced Technology Levels -
James McConell got the clever idea to teach some worms to run a maze, then fed the trained worms' entire bodies (including brains) to some untrained worms.
Source: Brain Food - A Song of Ice and Fire has notoriously clever ravens; some ravens are capable of vocalization and most ravens can be and are trained to carry messages between castles.
Source: Amplified Animal Aptitude
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