Definition
Somewhat clever; moderately intelligent or skillful, but not extraordinarily so.
Etymology
From clever plus the diminishing suffix -ish, which softens or reduces the intensity of an adjective. A colloquial formation meaning 'kind of clever' or 'clever-ish.'
Kelly Says
The suffix -ish is English's sneaky way of saying 'sort of'—cleverish means you're clever-adjacent, which might be the most honest way to describe most of us on a Monday morning.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ጥቂት አስተዋፅዖ
tiq-kit as-te-wa-t'so
ARالعربية
ذكاء متوسط
dhi-ka-a was-ta-ti-yah
BNবাংলা
কিছুটা বুদ্ধিমান
kisha-ta buddhi-man
CACatalà
una mica intelligent
uhn mee-ka in-tel-lee-gen-t
CSČeština
trochu chytrý
tro-chu chy-tree
DADansk
lidt smart
leet smart
DEDeutsch
wenig clever
vay-nig KLEV-er
ELΕλληνικά
λίγο έξυπνος
lee-go ex-ee-pnos
FAفارسی
کمی باهوش
kami ba-hoosh
FISuomi
hienoa älyä
hie-noa a-lyä
FRFrançais
un peu intelligent
uhn p-oo san-tel-ee-zahn
HEעברית
חכם למחצה
kha-chem la-ma-cha-tsa
HIहिन्दी
थोड़ा चतुर
thoda cha-tur
HUMagyar
kissé okos
kees-eh oh-kos
IDBahasa Indonesia
cerdas
cer-das
IGIG
ike anya
ee-keh a-nya
ITItaliano
un po' intelligente
uhn poh intel-lee-gen-teh
KMKM
មានចំនេះ
mahn cham-neh
KO한국어
꽤 똑똑한
k'eo ttok-tok-han
MSBahasa Melayu
sedikit cerdas
se-di-kit cer-das
MYမြန်မာ
စိတ်ကြီး
seet-kree
NLNederlands
een beetje slim
uhn bay-tah slim
NONorsk
litt smart
litt smart
PLPolski
trochę bystry
tro-cheh bys-tree
PTPortuguês
um pouco esperto
oom po-koo eh-SPER-toh
RORomână
un pic inteligent
uhn peek in-tel-ee-gen
RUРусский
немного умный
nyem-no-go om-nyy
SVSvenska
lite smart
lee-te smart
SWKiswahili
mjanja kidogo
mjan-ja ki-do-go
TAதமிழ்
ஒரு சிறிது சாமர்த்தியம்
oru shi-ri-thu sa-ma-r-thi-yam
TEతెలుగు
చిన్నగా తెలివి
chinna-ga te-li-vi
THไทย
ฉลาดพอสมควร
cha-laat por-sam-kwan
TLTL
medyo matalino
me-dyo ma-ta-li-no
TRTürkçe
daha zeki
dah-ha zeh-kee
UKУкраїнська
трохи розумний
tro-khi roz-oom-niy
URاردو
کچھ ذہین
kachh zihin
VITiếng Việt
khôn khéo
kon khyo
YOYO
ni gbogbo
nee gbog-bo
ZH中文
有点聪明
yǒu diǎn cōngmíng