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Word: Ingenious
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
late Middle English: from French ingénieux or Latin ingeniosus, from ingenium ‘mind, intellect’; compare with engine
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈdʒiːnɪəs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a person) clever, original, and inventive
Short Definition:(of person) clever and inventive
Examples:- he was ingenious enough to overcome the limited budget
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