ingenious
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction: an ingenious machine.
cleverly inventive or resourceful: an ingenious press agent.
Obsolete.
intelligent; showing genius.
ingenuous.
Origin of ingenious
1confusables note For ingenious
Other words for ingenious
Opposites for ingenious
Other words from ingenious
- in·gen·ious·ly, adverb
- in·gen·ious·ness, noun
- half-in·gen·ious, adjective
- half-in·gen·ious·ly, adverb
- half-in·gen·ious·ness, noun
- o·ver·in·gen·ious, adjective
- o·ver·in·gen·ious·ly, adverb
- o·ver·in·gen·ious·ness, noun
- su·per·in·gen·ious, adjective
- su·per·in·gen·ious·ly, adverb
- su·per·in·gen·ious·ness, noun
Words that may be confused with ingenious
- ingenious , ingenuous (see confusables note at the current entry)
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How to use ingenious in a sentence
There’s nothing more to say because it’s such a simple, ingenious little item.
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Ross has ingeniously located much of modern physics in the Bible, including the laws of thermodynamics and the Big Bang.
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He ingeniously accomplished his herculean task with the help of a small staff of men who shared his commitment to the cause.
Of variety of perilous adventures and peril, ingeniously surmounted, there is no lack.
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The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardTheir arms, and sometimes the lower parts of the body and legs, are ingeniously tattooed.
"You lie very ingeniously, Herr Twenty-eight," she said with a smile.
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British Dictionary definitions for ingenious
/ (ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs, -nɪəs) /
possessing or done with ingenuity; skilful or clever
obsolete having great intelligence; displaying genius
Origin of ingenious
1Derived forms of ingenious
- ingeniously, adverb
- ingeniousness, noun
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