Definitions of ingenious:

• adjective:   (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action

  Example: "The invention of the knitting frame by another ingenious English clergyman- Lewis Mumford"

• adjective:   showing inventiveness and skill

  Example: "An ingenious solution to the problem"

• adjective:   skillful (or showing skill) in adapting means to ends

  Example: "An ingenious press agent"