clever aIn good health: physically able. "How's your mother?" "Oh, she's _clever_." A robust man may be spoken of as "a _clever man_" and a handsome man as "a _clever-looking_ man." Also used of animals and inanimate things, to denote soundness, strength or almost _any_ good quality, e.g. a _clever_ cow, or a _clever_ spar. The meaning has nothing to do with _skillful_.yesPRINTED ITEM DNE-citG.M.Story July 1956Used IUsed I2Used IcivilChecked by Cathy Wiseman on Sat 17 Oct 201