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ingenious

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1. ingenious - Adjective

2. ingenious - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.

Proseeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.

Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply.

Mental; intellectual.

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a clever gadget Source: Internet

the cunning maneuvers leading to his success Source: Internet

an ingenious solution to the problem Source: Internet

A forerunner of modern European decimal notation was introduced by Simon Stevin in the 16th century. citation Natural languages The ingenious method of expressing every possible number using a set of ten symbols emerged in India. Source: Internet

All the details are performed by the ingenious application of the mechanic powers; and all the parts are characterised by precision, uniformity, and accuracy. Source: Internet

A woman has been commended for her ingenious comeback after a man sent her a nude photo via text message. Source: Internet

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