Standard Lemma guide

ingeniously

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs.li/
  • /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːniəs.li/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N JH IY1 N Y AH0 S L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In an ingenious manner; using ingenuity.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an ingenious manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a Hampshire farmer had fowls of different breeds, including Dorkings, and he discriminated ingeniously between the `dark ones' and the `white ones'

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English ingenious Middle English -ly English -ly English ingeniously From ingenious + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Latin: affabrē — in an ingenious manner