a. [ L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F. ingénieux. See Engine. ]
A man . . . very wise and ingenious in feats of war. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thou, king, send out
For torturers ingenious. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to trouble themselves. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
A course of learning and ingenious studies. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly. [ 1913 Webster ]
“Too ingeniously politic.” Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity.