ingenious

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From Latin ingeniosus (endowed with good natural capacity, gifted with genius) < ingenium (innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius) < in (in) + gignere (to produce), OL. genere. Cf. French ingénieux; see also engine.

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ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious)

Positive
ingenious

Comparative
more ingenious

Superlative
most ingenious

  1. Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
    This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn't even know I had.
  2. Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
    That is an ingenious model of the atom.
  3. Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
    He sent me an ingenious reply for an email.

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