Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful or prompt to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic. 2. (a.) Proceeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by, genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc. 3. (a.) Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious reply. 4. (a.) Mental; intellectual.

Multi-Version Concordance Ingenious (1 Occurrence) Proverbs 8:12 I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of ingenious inventions. (WBS)