"ingenuitous" meaning in English

See ingenuitous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more ingenuitous [comparative], most ingenuitous [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} ingenuitous (comparative more ingenuitous, superlative most ingenuitous)
  1. (colloquial, rare) Having or displaying ingenuity. Tags: colloquial, rare
    Sense id: en-ingenuitous-en-adj-2H6mPQ~p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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