ingenious
adjective/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
- (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas
- an ingenious device/invention/experiment
- ingenious ways of saving energy
- His plots are always very ingenious.
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- (of a person) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things
- an ingenious cook
- She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
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- very
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Word Originlate Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect’; compare with engine.
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