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The definition of ingenious is clever and inventive, or someone who is smart, clever or original.

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A brand new idea for a much-needed product is an example of aningenious idea.

See ingenious in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

Obsolete having genius; having great mental ability
clever, resourceful, original, and inventive
made or done in a clever or original way

Origin: LME < MFr ingenieux < L ingeniosus, of good capacity, gifted with genius, ingenious < ingenium, innate quality, ability < in-, in + gignere: see genus

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ingeniously adverb
ingeniousness noun

See ingenious in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Marked by inventive skill and imagination.
Having or arising from an inventive or cunning mind; clever: an ingenious scheme. See Synonyms at clever.
Obsolete Having genius; brilliant.

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Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old French ingenios

Origin: , from Latin ingeniōsus

Origin: , from ingenium, inborn talent; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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