Meaning of "clever"

clever •

adj.
• • 1. bright, intelligent, talented: matalino
  • 2. keen, sharp: matalas
  • 3. skillful: sanay, bihasa, bihasa
  • 4. tricky (coll): tuso

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sharp

adj.
• • 1. having a thin cutting edge: matalim, matalas,
  • 2. having a point, not rounded: matulis, tulis, matangos
  • 3. with a sudden change of direction: bigla
  • 4. severe, biting: masakit, nakasasakit
  • 5. pungent (for taste): maanghang
  • 6. clear, distinct: maliwanag
  • 7. quick in mind, shrewd, clever: matalino, listo/a, matalas
  • 8. neat, well-dressed: isputing, magara adv. promptly, exactly: eksakto, ganap, husto, husto, empunto

neat

adj.
• • 1. clean and in order: maayos, malinis at maayos
  • 2. able to and willing to keep things in order: mapag-ayos, masinop, maimis
  • 3. well-formed: maayos, nasa ayos, hustung-husto ang ayos
  • 4. skillful, clever: malinis (makinis) na daya
  • 5. without anything mixed in it: puro, walang halo

brilliant

adj.
• • 1. very clever: napakatalino
  • 2. shining: makinang
  • 3. sparkling as heavenly bodies, or jewels: maningning, nagniningning, makislap, nangingislap

bright

adj.
• • 1. giving much light, clear: maliwanag
  • 2. vivid, as color: matingkad
  • 3. clever: matalino
  • 4. gay, cheerful or lively: masaya, masigla
  • 5. shining, as metal surface like brass, or gold: makinang
  • 6. sparkling (as stars): maningning

trick

n.
• • 1. something done to deceive or cheat: daya, pagdaya, pagdaraya, lalang, paglalalang, linlang, paglinlang, lansi, paglansi, pakana
  • 2. a clever act, feat of skill: katakatakang (kahangahangang) gawa
  • 3. slight of hand feat: salamangka, bilis ng kamay
  • 4. the best way or a secret way of doing something: pinakamahusay na paraan, lihim na paraan
  • 5. a piece of mischief: kapilyuhan

v.
• • to deceive, cheat: magdaya, dumaya, dayain, madaya, paglalangan, manlinlang, luminlang, malinlang, linlangin, manlansi, lumansi, malansi, lansihin

shrewd

adj.
• • 1. sharp, keen, clever: matalino, maulo, listo/a, listo/a, tuso
  • 2. astute, wily: tuso
  • 3. sly, artful: suwitik

willy

adj.
• • 1. tricky, cunning: tuso, mapanlinlang, mapaglalang
  • 2. clever: matalino

listo

Sp adj.
• • clever, quick, prompt

galing

adj.
• • magaling (ma-) good, well-already, fine, skillful, clever, polite. Magaling gumamit si Juan ng... Juan was clever at using the...

v.
• • manggaling (mang-) to come from, to originate from. Siya ay nanggaling sa probinsiya. She came from the province.