ingenious vs unoriginal

ingenious

adj
  • Of a thing: characterized by genius; cleverly contrived or done. 

  • Showing originality or sagacity; witty. 

  • Of a person: Displaying genius or brilliance; inventive. 

unoriginal

adj
  • Not being the first or earliest version of something, not original. 

  • Lacking originality. 

noun
  • A person or work that does not exhibit originality. 

How often have the words ingenious and unoriginal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )