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ingeniously

/ɪnˈdʒiːniəsli/adverb

उच्चारण इन्जीनिअस्ली

चतुराई से, कुशाग्र ढंग से

Core word

adverb
  1. 1

    in a clever and original way

    चतुराई से, कुशाग्र ढंग से

    • The bridge was ingeniously designed to survive floods.
    • Radhika ingeniously solved the puzzle with a paper clip.
    • The magician ingeniously hid the coin.
    + 4 more examples
    • The farmer ingeniously used old tyres as flower pots.
    • The room was ingeniously arranged to fit four beds.
    • The detective ingeniously traced the thief by his footprints.
    • Students ingeniously turned waste paper into notebooks.

    Synonyms cleverly resourcefully

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

ingeniously + past participle

Ingeniously often comes before a past participle to praise how cleverly something was made or planned.

'Ingeniously' प्रायः past participle से पहले आता है और यह बताता है कि कोई चीज़ कितनी चतुराई से बनाई या सोची गई।

  • The bridge was ingeniously designed to withstand floods.
  • The room was ingeniously arranged so that four students could study together.

verb + ingeniously

It can also follow an active verb to describe the clever way a person solves a problem.

यह active verb के बाद भी आ सकता है और बताता है कि व्यक्ति ने किसी समस्या को कैसी चतुराई से हल किया।

  • Radhika ingeniously solved the puzzle with a single paper clip.
  • The farmer ingeniously used old tyres as flower pots.

ingeniously + adjective

Placed before an adjective, it shows that the quality itself is the result of clever thinking.

Adjective से पहले आने पर यह दिखाता है कि वह गुण चतुर सोच का परिणाम है।

  • It was an ingeniously simple solution to a complicated problem.

sentence adverb (Ingeniously, ...)

At the start of a sentence it comments on the whole action in a lively, writerly way.

वाक्य के आरंभ में यह पूरी क्रिया पर टिप्पणी करता है और लेखन में रोचकता लाता है।

  • Ingeniously, the villagers turned the dry riverbed into a playground.
+Collocations 4

ingeniously + past participle

designedconstructeddeviseddisguisedhiddencrafted

  • The secret door was ingeniously hidden behind a bookshelf.

verb + ingeniously

solveusecombineplanadapt

  • The students ingeniously combined waste paper and glue to make a model of the Red Fort.

ingeniously + adjective

simpleconstructedcleverbalancedcomplex

  • The plot of the novel is ingeniously complex, yet easy to follow.

ingeniously + noun-related phrase

ingeniously designed machineingeniously planned escapeingeniously worded question

  • The examiner set an ingeniously worded question that tested understanding, not memory.
“More examples 5
  • The old railway coach was ingeniously converted into a village library.

पुराने रेल के डिब्बे को चतुराई से गाँव के पुस्तकालय में बदल दिया गया।

  • Radhika ingeniously saved rainwater in discarded plastic drums.

राधिका ने फेंके हुए प्लास्टिक के ड्रमों में चतुराई से वर्षा का जल बचाया।

  • The thief ingeniously disguised himself as a postman.

चोर ने चतुराई से स्वयं को डाकिया बनाकर छिपा लिया।

  • The magician ingeniously made the coin appear from the child's ear.

जादूगर ने चतुराई से बच्चे के कान से सिक्का प्रकट कर दिया।

  • The team ingeniously turned a weak batting line-up into a winning one by changing the order.

टीम ने बल्लेबाज़ी क्रम बदलकर कमज़ोर बल्लेबाज़ी को चतुराई से जीत में बदल दिया।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ She ingenious solved the riddle.

✓ She ingeniously solved the riddle.

A verb is modified by the adverb ingeniously, not by the adjective ingenious.

Verb को adverb 'ingeniously' modify करता है, adjective 'ingenious' नहीं।

✗ The bridge was ingeniously designed from a young engineer.

✓ The bridge was ingeniously designed by a young engineer.

The doer in a passive sentence is introduced by by.

Passive वाक्य में कर्ता 'by' से जुड़ता है।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These adverbs all describe skilful action, but they differ in what kind of skill is shown.

ये सभी adverbs कुशल कार्य बताते हैं, पर कौशल के प्रकार में अंतर है।

ingeniously

With original, inventive thinking, usually to make or solve something.

मौलिक, आविष्कारी सोच के साथ, प्रायः कुछ बनाने या हल करने में।

  • The students ingeniously built a fan from a cycle wheel.

cleverly

A general word for showing quick intelligence; it need not involve anything new.

तेज़ बुद्धि दिखाने के लिए सामान्य शब्द; इसमें कुछ नया होना आवश्यक नहीं।

  • She cleverly avoided answering the question.

resourcefully

Using whatever is available to deal with a difficulty.

जो साधन उपलब्ध हों, उन्हीं से कठिनाई का सामना करना।

  • Radhika resourcefully used her scarf to carry the books.
◇Word family
ingenious adjectiveingenuity noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

cleverly resourcefully

AaSpelling

in·gen·ious·ly

?Which word?

Do not confuse ingenious (clever and inventive) and ingenuous (innocent and trusting).

Ingenious (चतुर और आविष्कारशील) और ingenuous (भोला और भरोसा करने वाला) में भ्रम न करें।