ingenious
11ingenious — in•gen•ious [[t]ɪnˈdʒin yəs[/t]] adj. 1) characterized by cleverness or originality of invention: an ingenious argument[/ex] 2) cleverly inventive; resourceful: an ingenious mechanic[/ex] 3) Obs. a) intelligent; showing genius b) ingenuous •… …
12ingenious — adj. ingenious to + inf. (it was ingenious of her to solve the problem so quickly) * * * [ɪn dʒiːnɪəs] ingenious to + inf. (it was ingenious of her to solve the problem so quickly) …
13ingenious — in|ge|ni|ous [ınˈdʒi:niəs] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: ingénieux, from Latin ingenium natural ability ] 1.) an ingenious plan, idea, or object works well and is the result of clever thinking and new ideas ▪ Many fish have ingenious… …
14ingenious — adjective 1 an ingenious plan, idea, invention etc is the result of clever thinking and new ideas, and works well: an ingenious way of making money | an ingenious gadget 2 someone who is ingenious is very good at inventing things or thinking of… …
15ingenious — adj. VERBS ▪ be, sound ▪ The idea sounds ingenious ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …
16ingenious — in|gen|ious [ ın dʒiniəs ] adjective * 1. ) an ingenious plan, piece of equipment, etc. uses new and clever ideas: an ingenious device for opening bottles 2. ) someone who is ingenious is good at inventing things and solving problems in new ways… …
17ingenious — [[t]ɪnʤi͟ːniəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED Something that is ingenious is very clever and involves new ideas, methods, or equipment. ...a truly ingenious invention... Gautier s solution to the puzzle is ingenious. Derived words: ingeniously ADV GRADED usu… …
18ingenious */ — UK [ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs] / US [ɪnˈdʒɪnɪəs] adjective 1) an ingenious plan, piece of equipment etc uses new and clever ideas an ingenious device for opening bottles 2) someone who is ingenious is good at inventing things and solving problems in new ways… …
19ingenious — adjective a) Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent. This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didnt even know I had. b) Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived. That is an ingenious model of the atom …
20ingenious — [15] Ingenious used to be a more elevated term than it is today. To begin with it meant ‘highly intelligent’, but already by the 16th century it was starting to come down in the world somewhat to ‘cleverly inventive’. It comes, partly via French… …
