Enginous \En"gi*nous\, a. [OF. engignos. See {Ingenious}.] 1. Pertaining to an engine. [Obs.] That one act gives, like an enginous wheel, Motion to all. --Decker. 2. Contrived with care; ingenious. [Obs.] The mark of all enginous drifts. --B. Jonson.