All 3 Uses of
ingenious
in
Babbitt
- The tub was long enough for a Prussian Guard, and above the set bowl was a sensational exhibit of tooth-brush holder, shaving-brush holder, soap-dish, sponge-dish, and medicine-cabinet, so glittering and so ingenious that they resembled an electrical instrument-board.†
Chpt 1 *
- Babbitt noted an ingenious way of illustrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ: "Model for Pupils to Make.†
Chpt 16
- The barber obsequiously rubbed his wet hair and bound it in a towel as in a turban, so that Babbitt resembled a plump pink calif on an ingenious and adjustable throne.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(ingenious) showing cleverness and originality