What is the meaning of clever?
1a : skillful or adroit in using the hands or body : nimble clever fingers. b : mentally quick and resourceful a clever young lawyer. 2 : marked by wit or ingenuity a clever solution a clever idea the play’s clever dialogue.
What do Brits mean by clever?
It’s that clever–a very British use of the word, in my experience. The precise American equivalent is smart, or, more formally, intelligent. We actually use clever less to characterize a person then to describe shrewd or ingenious decisions or actions–or, if a person, then one who makes that sort of decision.