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Ingenuitive 

-adjective
1. engaged in ingenious activities

2. characterized by cleverness or originality of problem solving

—Related forms
hy·per·in·ge·nu·i·tive, adjective
su·per·in·ge·nu·i·tive, adjective.
The Doctor acting under the everlooming stress of another day's global genocide, saved the human race with his superingenuitive manipulation of his sonic screwdriver, a box of paperclips, a case of steel wool brillo pads, and the guts of a Nintendo 3ds.
Ingenuitive by Tsarstepan September 10, 2010
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Meaning: adj. Not genuine; false; not authentic. Normally associated with persons, behaviours and experiences rather than items.

Etymology: Contrary to popular belief (google the term for examples), this is in fact a word, and can be cited as far back as the 17th Century:

1675 R. Burthogge Cavsa Dei 352 'A many false, supposititious, and ingenuine' Writings.

Source: Oxford English Dictionary online.

The word can be made by attaching the prefix in- (a variant of un-) to the existing word 'genuine', in parallel to in- + sincere, in- + compatible, in- + valid and so on.

Although it may often be confused with 'ingenuous', this is a simple malapropism and does not affect the validity of the word.
1. Bob's offer to buy Bill a present was ingenuine.

2. Her smile was ingenuine.

3. The tourist attraction gives an ingenuine experience of life in the 1500s.
Ingenuine by badlydrawnfox March 3, 2012

African-American ingenuity 

A politically correct term for nigger rigging typically in the most inefficient and cheapest manner possible by a nigger.
I am about to employ time tested, African-American ingenuity as developed by the Center for African-American Studies and Technology.

ingenudity 

The ability to think of clever reasons to get naked in unusual places. Can be a compliment or an insult.
Make sure to invite Ron to the party he has too much ingenudity to pass up.
ingenudity by Pasquality April 25, 2014

Ingenuity Helicopter 

Ingenuity is a helicopter that is in Mars collecting data and information about the planet from above. Part of the space agency's larger Perseverance mission, Ingenuity has been tasked with going on short flights to collect additional data to help the Perseverance rover chart its path across the planet.

Ingenuity has officially flown for 102.4 minutes through its 57 flights, translating to roughly 13,130 meters traveled or just over eight miles. The helicopter has, by all measures, surpassed the expectations of researchers working on the mission. While Ingenuity has been collecting data from the air, Perseverance has been collecting soil samples on the ground.
NASA: We sent the ingenuity helicopter to Mars and took information and pictures from above.

Blunt Force Ingenuity 

Also referred to as BFI. The method used to determine the best usage of Blunt (or brute) force
Blunt Force Ingenuity is deciding whether to use a hammer or a pneumatic hammer, a power drill or a hand drill, a shovel or a snowblower.
Also referred to as BFI

Ingenuitive 

"Possessing or stemming from ingenuity."
"The admiral's plan was ingenuitive, to say the least, but the opposing Canadian invasion just couldn't be stopped."
Ingenuitive by Squidgee Moot December 11, 2004