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								(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action the invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman
 an ingenious device
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								skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends
 an ingenious press agent
 an ingenious scheme
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								showing inventiveness and skill
 an ingenious solution to the problem
 
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