Ingenious

in-jē′ni-us, adj. of good natural abilities: skilful in inventing: witty.— adv. Ingē′niously .— ns. Ingē′niousne , Ingenū′ity , power of ready invention: facility in combining ideas: curiousne in design; Ingē′nium , bent of mind. [L. ingeniosus — ingenium , mother-wit, from in , and gen , root of gignĕre , to beget.]