ingenious

Universal Words adjective 1 (of an object, a plan, an idea, etc.) very suitable for a particular purpose and resulting from clever new ideas: an ingenious device / invention / experiment * ingenious ways of saving energy * His plots are always very ingenious. 2 (of a person) having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things: an ingenious cook * She's very ingenious when it comes to finding excuses. ingeniously adverb: ingeniously designed