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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as less clever" is not correct in standard written English.
It is not usable because "less" is typically used with uncountable nouns, while "clever" is an adjective that should be compared using "less clever than" or "not as clever as."
Example: "She is not as clever as her brother."
Alternatives: "not as intelligent" or "less smart."
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The sixth track "I Endorse These Strippers" features Tyga and Brinx; its lyrics were described by Sal Cinquemani of Slant as "less clever than inexcusably archaic".
Eleven per cent of respondents reported being thought of as less clever because of their age.
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And finally there are some writers who invent clever characters as a front for less clever writing.
I think this is clearly labelled as an exam for less clever children in the way it's been presented and I think that we will find that that switches people off in the way that CSEs switched people off very early on.
A less clever celebration as the scorer earns yellow for leaping in to join the travelling fans.
All the actors are personable as can be, but some of the dialogue can generously be described as less than clever.
In these past weeks, as the focus has shifted to another inexperienced but less clever southern governor, there is a huge sense of talent wasted.
More honesty and less clever layering would lend emotional ballast, as the people we are watching pretending to be themselves seem more elusive as every moment passes.
Rival magazines and websites such as the Times's Luxx and the Daily Telegraph's Luxury have less clever names, but in content and format are not always easy to tell apart from the original.
That looks less clever after this week's ruling.
Seven months on, the parrot looks less clever.
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