a. [ OF. engignos. See Ingenious. ] 1. Pertaining to an engine. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That one act gives, like an enginous wheel,
Motion to all. Decker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Contrived with care; ingenious. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The mark of all enginous drifts. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]