1. somewhat clever; moderately intelligent or skillful, but not exceptionally so
Usage: informal; diminutive or mildly dismissive tone

Examples

• He came up with a cleverish solution to the problem, though it wasn't the most elegant.
• The movie had some cleverish jokes that made the audience chuckle.
• She's cleverish enough to pass the test, but she'll need to study harder for the advanced class.
• That's a cleverish trick, but I've seen better.
• The app is cleverish in design, though it could use some improvements.