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Etymology

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ingenious +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs.li/, /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːniəs.li/
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Adverb

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ingeniously (comparative more ingeniously, superlative most ingeniously)

  1. In an ingenious manner; using ingenuity.
    • 1960 March, G. Freeman Allen, “Europe's most luxurious express - the "Settebello"”, in Trains Illustrated, page 141:
      The exterior of the train is perfectly air-smoothed and to cut passenger steps up to recessed doors would never do; when the deep doors are shut, therefore, the steps fold up ingeniously on the inside of them to create a level floor in the corridor of the coach.

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