Ingenious
As I have learned, 'ingenious' means 'very smart'. How many levels of being smart is there in English?
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There is no linear order, but the range of words of various levels is legion. acute, adept, agile, alert, apt, astute, bold, brainy, bright, brilliant, brisk, canny, clever,crafty, effective, eggheaded, fresh, genius, good, impertinent, ingenious, keen, knowing, long-haired, nervy, nimble, on the ball, pert, pointed, quick, quick-witted, ready, resourceful, sassy, sharp, shrewd, skull, slick, whiz, wise, able alive, all there, calculating, capable, comprehending, creative, deep*, discerning, enlightened, exceptional, highbrow, imaginative, instructed, inventive, knowledgeable, original, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, profound, rational, ready, reasonable, responsible, sage, smart, thinking, together, understanding, well-informed, witty
- There is no linear order, but the range of words of various levels is legion.
- acute, adept, agile, alert, apt, astute, bold, brainy, bright, brilliant, brisk, canny, clever,crafty, effective, eggheaded, fresh, genius, good, impertinent, ingenious, keen, knowing, long-haired, nervy, nimble, on the ball, pert, pointed, quick, quick-witted, ready, resourceful, sassy, sharp, shrewd, skull, slick, whiz, wise, able alive, all there, calculating, capable, comprehending, creative, deep*, discerning, enlightened, exceptional, highbrow, imaginative, instructed, inventive, knowledgeable, original, penetrating, perceptive, perspicacious, profound, rational, ready, reasonable, responsible, sage, smart, thinking, together, understanding, well-informed, witty
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acute, adept, agile, alert, apt, astute, bold, brainy, bright, brilliant, brisk, canny, clever,crafty, effective, eggheaded, fresh, genius, good, impertinent, ingenious, keen, knowing, long-haired, nervy, nimble, on the ball, pert, pointed, quick, quick-witted, ready, resourceful, sassy, sharp, shrewd, skull,
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