ingenious

Meaning

Adjective

Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive.
Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
Witty; showing originality or sagacity

Origin

Borrowed from Middle French ingénieux, from Old French engenious, from Latin ingeniōsus, from ingenium, from in- + gignere, Old Latin genere. See also engine.

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