Pronunciations (3)
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/ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs/
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/ɪnˈd͡ʒiːni.əs/
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ɪnˈdʒiːnjəs
Adjective
Of a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive.
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This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
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That is an ingenious model of the atom.
Many ingenious lovely things are gone / That seemed sheer miracle to the multitude, / protected from the circle of the moon / That pitches common things about.
Showing originality or sagacity; characterized by ingenuity; witty.
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He sent me an ingenious reply to an email.
I have scarcely recovered the surprise of the ingenious question, before I meet another surprise in the still more ingenious answer
Adjective
showing inventiveness and skill
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a clever gadget
the cunning maneuvers leading to his success
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an ingenious solution to the problem