ingeniousadjective
uk/ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/us/ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/(of a person) very intelligent and skilful, or (of a thing) skilfully made or planned and involving new ideas and methods:
an ingenious idea/method/solution
Johnny is so ingenious - he can make the most remarkable sculptures from the most ordinary materials.
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Intelligence
- acuity
- acumen
- agile
- apt
- artful
- as (if) to the manner born idiom
- brilliance
- gumption
- highbrow
- horse sense
- imaginative
- ingenuity
- profound
- quick-witted
- razor-sharp
- ready
- resource
- resourceful
- resourcefulness
- scholarly
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ingeniously
adverb uk/ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs.li/us/ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs.li/
The umbrella was ingeniously devised to fold up into your pocket.