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adjective |
| definition: |
clever or creative in setting up or working through problems.
He is ingenious at living on very little money.- synonyms:
- clever
- similar words:
- brilliant, crafty, cunning, inventive, original, shrewd, skillful, smart
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| related words: |
apt, capable, creative, handy, intellectual, intelligent |
| derivations: |
ingeniously (adv.), ingeniousness (n.) |
The word ingenious
contains the following part:
gen, gener
Latin and Greek
root
that means birth, origin, race, kind
  Example words:
gene, general, generate, generation, generator, generic, generous, genetic, genius, gentleman, genuine, hydrogen, indigenous, ingenious, oxygen
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