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ingenius

ingenius is the misspelling of ingenious.

Meaning of ingenious

Adjective

ingenious (comparative more ingenious, superlative most ingenious)

  1. Of a person, displaying genius, ingenuity or brilliance; inventive.
    • This fellow is ingenious; he fixed a problem I didn’t even know I had.
  2. Of a thing, characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done.
    • That is an ingenious model of the atom.
    Synonyms:
    artful
  3. Showing originality or sagacity; characterized by ingenuity; witty.
    • He sent me an ingenious reply to an email.

Questions about ingenius

What is ingenius the misspelling of?
Ingenius is the misspelling of ingenious.

Words near ingenius in the dictionary

  1. ingeniousnesses
  2. ingenit
  3. ingenite
  4. Ingenito
  5. Ingenitos
  6. ingenius
  7. ingenol
  8. ingenols
  9. ingenu
  10. ingenue
  11. ingenues

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