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| artful |
clever; ingenious. [1/3 definitions] |
| gadget |
a small mechanical or electronic device, esp. an unusual or ingenious one. |
| ingenuity |
the quality or an instance of being ingenious; cleverness; creativity. [1/2 definitions] |
| overingenious |
combined form of ingenious. |
| riddle1 |
a puzzling, tricky, and often amusing question, usu. with an ingenious answer, posed as a diversion or as a test of one's wits. [1/4 definitions] |
| shift |
an ingenious maneuver, as to evade something or someone. [1/12 definitions] |
| sophist |
any person using ingenious, usu. unsound arguments. [1/2 definitions] |
| tour de force |
an exceptionally skillful or ingenious creation, performance, or production; outstanding display of skill. |
| wit1 |
the ability to express oneself in a clever, perceptive, and ingenious way that produces humor or pleasure for the intellect, or that which is expressed in this way and to this effect. [2/5 definitions] |
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