Both Uses
ingenuity
in
David Copperfield
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- He was an universal favourite, and his ingenuity in little things was transcendent.†
Chpt 16-18 *ingenuity = ability to solve problems in smart creative ways
- Ham was a boat-builder in these days, having improved a natural ingenuity in that handicraft, until he had become a skilled workman.†
Chpt 22-24
Definitions:
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(1)
(ingenuity) the ability to solve problems in smart creative ways
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)