mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able. superficially skillful, witty, or original in character or construction; facile: It was an amusing, clever play, but of no lasting value. showing inventiveness or originality; ingenious: His clever device was the first to solve the problem.

You can use “more clever” or “cleverer”, as the comparative of clever; and you can use “most clever” or “cleverest,” as the superlative of clever. However, it is safer to use “more” in most cases when dealing with anything other than a one syllable root word as I will explain below.

Yes, cleverest is a word. The cleverest and the most clever are both acceptable to use. The cleverest is much more common.

“Cleverer” is correct. In degrees of comparison, we need to see the syllable of the word. For monosyllabic and disyllabic words, there is no need to add more and most. So the positive- comparative-superlative degrees for “clever” is clever- cleverer-cleverest.

(nonstandard) Comparative form of better: more better.

The superlative form of simple; most simple.

2 syllables

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1 : being the form of an adjective or adverb that shows the greatest degree of comparison “Best” is the superlative form of “good.” 2 : better than all others : supreme superlative work. superlative. noun. Kids Definition of superlative (Entry 2 of 2)

We can use very before superlative adjectives that end in -est (including best and worst), but we don’t use it before superlatives which use the most, we usually use by far: Kristin is the very oldest child in the class. This is the very lowest price I can offer..

The rule for usage of “an” or “a” is, if the word following has a vowel sound, “an” is used (e.g. An honour, A house). If there’s a consonant sound, “a” is used. There are many examples of this in relation to “very” : That was a very nice house!

Very is not used with verbs. Use very much instead: We enjoyed staying with you very much.

Extremely is the adverb form of the adjective extreme, which means of the highest degree or intensity. Extremely is almost always used to modify (describe) adjectives and almost never verbs.

There are many other words and expressions that mean ‘extremely happy’ including ecstatic, elated, euphoric, jubilant, in seventh heaven, on cloud nine and over the moon.

adjective, cru·el·er, cru·el·est. willfully or knowingly causing pain or distress to others. enjoying the pain or distress of others: the cruel spectators of the gladiatorial contests. causing or marked by great pain or distress: a cruel remark; a cruel affliction.

Opposite Word of cruel: “charitable, compassionate, considerate, feeling, gentle, kind, merciful, sympathetic, thoughtful, uncruel”

The difference between Cruel and Mean. When used as verbs, cruel means to spoil or ruin (one’s chance of success), whereas mean means to intend, to plan (to do). When used as adjectives, cruel means that intentionally causes or revels in pain and suffering, whereas mean means common.

Cruel and unkind. Unfriendly. Cruel, selfish and unkind behaviour or actions. Selfish, greedy and not generous. Uncaring and inconsiderate.

The adjective mean can describe someone who’s stingy or ungenerous, but it also means “unkind or unfair,” which is what a little kid intends to convey when she yells at her mother, “You’re mean!” In the sentence, “She lived in a mean little house,” mean has yet another meaning, this time being “shabby or poor.”

Average can simply be defined as the sum of all the numbers divided by the total number of values. A mean is defined as the mathematical average of the set of two or more data values.

The definition of nice is someone who is pleasant or agreeable or something that is in good condition and that is pleasing. An example of nice is a description for a person who is friendly and who everyone likes.