ingenious
adjective/ɪnˈdʒiːniəs/
Frequency rank: #9,069 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
Clever, original, and inventive in design or thinking.
Example sentence
The engineer came up with ingenious solutions to fix the broken bridge quickly.
Synonyms & related words
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