ingenious

US: /ˌɪnˈdʒinjəs/
UK: /ɪnd‍ʒˈiːnɪəs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


ingenious /in'dʤi:njəs/
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Advanced English dictionary


+ adjective
1 (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas: an ingenious device / invention / experiment + ingenious ways of saving energy + His plots are always very ingenious.
2 (of a person) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things: an ingenious cook + She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses.
ingeniously adverb: ingeniously designed

Thesaurus dictionary


adj.
clever, skilful, skilled, shrewd, cunning, crafty, canny, dexterous, adroit, acute, sharp, keen, resourceful, adept, apt, smart, gifted, bright, brilliant, talented, deft, handy, inventive, Daedalian, creative, imaginative, original, Colloq neat, keen, US crackerjack, Slang on the ball:
My friend here has come up with an ingenious solution to our problem.

Collocation dictionary


VERBS

be, sound
The idea sounds quite ingenious

ADV.

extremely, highly, most, quite, very
a most ingenious device


Concise English dictionary


ɪn'dʒɪːnɪəs
adj.
+(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
+skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
+showing inventiveness and skill