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Meaning of 'ingenious' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ingenious [ a.]
- Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.
- Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.
- Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.
- Mental; intellectual.

Meaning of 'ingenious' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ingenious [ s]
Meaning (1):
- showing inventiveness and skill
Example in sentence:
  • a clever gadget;
  • an ingenious solution to the problem;
  • the cunning maneuvers leading to his success

Nearby Words:

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