Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Ingeniously /ĭnˌ-jēn'-yəs-lē/ · In·gen·ious·ly · IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒiːnjəs.li/ 01 adv. In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly. 1. In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily; cleverly. ““Too ingeniously politic.”” — Sir W. Temple.