ingeniously

English

Etymology

From ingenious +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

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

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Adverb

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.

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 124:

     Nefzawi, rather ingeniously, offers numerous fantastic explanations and interpretations of dream sequences in The Perfumed Garden.

Translations

in an ingenious manner

Latin: affabrē