ingenious
adjective
characterized by cleverness or originality of invention or construction.
ingeniously
-
a word derived from
ingenious.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The doting boyfriend, the overzealous best friend, the snide coworker, the absentee mother — played here by Kristen Johnston, whose character’s name is ingeniously spelled “Beverlee.”
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
With the momentum going, India has also tried to ingeniously design its own small passenger planes.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2026
Henry Ford’s Model T, by contrast, was a crude but ingeniously simple machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 5, 2025
It’s a palpable pulse without a deliberate downbeat, through which phrases combine like ingeniously shaped pieces of a puzzle about the idea of time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
They were round, like bubbles made of canvas, stretched tight over ingeniously bent poles.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
