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cleverest vs most clever

Both 'cleverest' and 'most clever' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Cleverest' is the superlative form of 'clever' and is used when comparing three or more things. 'Most clever' is the comparative form of 'clever' and is used when comparing two things.

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cleverest

This is correct when used as the superlative form of 'clever' to compare three or more things.

Use 'cleverest' when you are comparing three or more things and want to indicate the highest level of cleverness among them.

Examples:

She is the cleverest student in the class.
Among all the puzzles, this one is the cleverest.

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The most obvious move is rarely the cleverest.
Katarina Rostova was the cleverest, most resourceful woman I have ever known.
She's one of the cleverest people in England.
Some of the cleverest men in the world.
However, in this case I feel justified in doing so because Murrow is the symbol the leader and the cleverest of the jackal pack which is always found at the throat of anyone who dares to expose individual Communists and traitors.
Cleverest of them all was a man called
He was the cleverest person I've known.
All these years I've been the cleverest man around.
The cleverest voice in the room.
John is the cleverest of us all.
You're the cleverest mother in the world.
You are the drollest, the cleverest, the most hilarious...
He's the cleverest man in the county, I think.
Mr Watts, your Grace was the cleverest of all us girls.
Gentlemen, this lady is the cleverest person I've ever met, and she's American.
He didn't pretend to be anything other than the cleverest man in the room.
Who's got the cleverest kids?
Tietjens, you're the cleverest young man in London, Macmaster says, and I'm inclined to believe him.
You will help me steal production capital so I can put a Box on every TV in town... ...and become Gotham's cleverest carbon-based life form.
You are also totally nice, Albert. 6B, before we're through - I promise you will be the cleverest pupils in the universe.

Alternatives:

most clever
very clever
extremely clever
incredibly clever
exceptionally clever

most clever

This is correct when used as the comparative form of 'clever' to compare two things.

Use 'most clever' when you are comparing two things and want to indicate the higher level of cleverness between them.

Examples:

She is the most clever of the two sisters.
This solution is the most clever among the options.

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His third son, Nathan, was clearly the most clever.
Judy is a most clever student.
You just think you're the most clever person on earth,
I think one of the most clever part of the show is that there's a little puzzle for the audience to solve in each and every episode.
Perhaps most clever of all, though, and least obvious, by flipping the data on its head, the researchers were able to deeply explore the coordination networks in Syria that were ultimately responsible for receiving and transporting the foreign fighters to the border.
The Playlist Browser is used for easy handling of your multiple playlists. The Playlist Browser also features built in smart playlists making it the most clever playlist browser around.

Alternatives:

cleverest
very clever
extremely clever
incredibly clever
exceptionally clever

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