Definition of "ingenious" []

• Marked by inventive skill and imagination. (adjective)
• Having or arising from an inventive or cunning mind; clever: an ingenious scheme. See Synonyms at clever. (adjective)
• Obsolete Having genius; brilliant. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "With these the English word ingenious has an obvious connection, especially in its earlier use as applied to men of letters."
• "It refers to an ingenious method of subterranean irrigation that exploits gravity to create arable land far beyond water sources, typically in desert environments."
• "But what makes the ad so ingenious is the fact that is a mix of message, brand and "location.""