Synonyms:
clever, cunning, ingenious
Meaning: showing inventiveness and skill; "a clever gadget"; "the cunning maneuvers leading to his success"; "an ingenious solution to the problem"
Usage examples
It is an ingenious theory
Brilliant display of ingenious argument
I saw an ingenious argument the other day
This pressure was applied in a most ingenious manner.
The evidence from language is treated scientifically, and not as a kind of ingenious guessing.
There seems to be little doubt that these ingenious people will make the most of their allotted space.
Ralph was ingenious, genteel in his manners, and extremely eloquent; I think I never knew a prettier talker.
It would moreover be improper to make long compliments; indirect, and ingenious praise, is all that is proper.
Diva was very ingenious: she used up all sorts of odds and ends in a way that did credit to her undoubtedly parsimonious qualities.
So ingenious is conjecture that a personal resemblance has been discovered between the fictitious character and the deceased relative!