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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb genialize which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

ingenuous
  1. Naive and trusting.
  2. Demonstrating childlike simplicity.
  3. Unsophisticated; simple.
  4. Unable to mask one's feelings.
  5. Straightforward, candid, open, and frank.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. innocent, naive, childlike, simple, green, unsophisticated, inexperienced, unsceptical, unsuspicious, unwary, unworldly, simpleminded, uncritical, unsuspecting, dewy, naif, unknowing, primitive, undeceitful, unschooled, wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, like a babe in the woods, artless, guileless, aw-shucks, unaffected, immature, natural, raw, callow, wet behind the ears, ignorant, unpretentious, gullible, credulous, trusting, unstudied, undeveloped, born yesterday, unpretending, unfledged, impressionable, open, youthful, frank, honest, unseasoned, fresh, childish … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “We see him first in remote and humble life, a delicate and ingenuous child, moved to sorrow by the slightest chiding.”
      “I hope the noble Lord will be so ingenuous as to declare what he intends by the motion he has been pleased to make.”
      “Who's crazier? The sociopath who claims he's from the future begging for help, or the ingenuous sucker who takes the bait?”
genial
  1. Friendly and cheerful.
  2. (especially of weather) Pleasantly mild and warm.
  3. Marked by genius.
  4. (archaic) Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or production; generative; procreative; productive.
  5. (obsolete) Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native; natural; inborn.
  6. Synonyms:
      7. friendly, amiable, cordial, affable, amicable, warm, pleasant, sociable, congenial, agreeable, companionable, kind, gracious, kindly, neighborly, warmhearted, comradely, sympathetic, hospitable, nice, matey, gregarious, outgoing, chummy, convivial, approachable, neighbourly, cheerful, collegial, bonhomous, palsy, mellow, hearty, extroverted, clubby, easygoing, sweet, extrovert, pally, welcoming, cheery, regular, favorable, favourable, good-natured, good-humored, warm-hearted, good-humoured, easy-going, buddy-buddy … more
  7. Examples:
      8. “And eventually, I came to realize that I was not the genial gentleman of my imaginings, but I was indeed a cad.”
      “When he was in a genial mood, he was most companionable. But when he was irritable, he was very caustic and sometimes repellant.”
      “September was warm and beautiful, with the refreshing rains and the genial weather resuscitating vegetation everywhere.”
ingenious
  1. Displaying genius or brilliance; tending to invent.
  2. Characterized by genius; cleverly done or contrived.
  3. Witty; original; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious.
  4. Synonyms:
      5. innovative, creative, inventive, original, imaginative, innovational, innovatory, inspired, pioneering, originative, trailblazing, resourceful, artistic, clever, Promethean, artful, gifted, enterprising, sophisticated, deviceful, smart, talented, elaborate, brilliant, insightful, genius, adroit, masterly, astute, nifty, skilful, capable, perceptive, able, bright, shrewd, intelligent, intuitive, skillful, quick, sharp, subtle, crafty, dextrous, dexterous, effective, canny, cunning, ready, sly … more
  5. Examples:
      6. “It was an unfortunate combination of poor building design and a couple of bright minds ingenious enough to take advantage of it.”
      “Mark Tilden, a robotics physicist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, once built an ingenious robot for clearing minefields.”
      “The tips on rounding hours to the next quarter-hour or tenth-hour and dropping your own VBA procedure into a formula were most ingenious.”
genius
  1. (informal) ingenious, very clever, or original.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. deft, expert, skilful, masterly, adept, skilled, proficient, dexterous, adroit, skillful, able, accomplished, capable, masterful, virtuoso, practised, clever, experienced, practiced, polished, crack, ace, efficient, dextrous, handy, professional, sharp, artful, ingenious, apt, mean, nifty, wizard, slick, nimble, impressive, quick, bravura, workmanlike, delicate, neat, agile, wicked, habile, astute, precise, shrewd, canny, ready, cunning … more
ingenuitive
  1. (nonstandard) Possessing ingenuity; ingenious.
  2. Examples:
      3. “A prevailing social stereotype portrays rural people as lower class, less intelligent, less creative, less ingenuitive and unsophisticated.”
      “In passing, we should note that the recheck seems to raise the question that the ingenuitive and initiative talents of railroad managements.”
      “Because I think we are ingenuitive, we know how to use what we have at hand and that is basis for living in harmony with the things around you.”
geniuslike
  1. Resembling or characteristic of genius or a genius.
genial
  1. (anatomy) Relating to the chin; genian.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. friendly, amiable, cordial, affable, amicable, warm, pleasant, sociable, congenial, agreeable, companionable, kind, gracious, kindly, neighborly, warmhearted, comradely, sympathetic, hospitable, nice, matey, gregarious, outgoing, chummy, convivial, approachable, neighbourly, cheerful, collegial, bonhomous, palsy, mellow, hearty, extroverted, clubby, easygoing, sweet, extrovert, pally, welcoming, cheery, regular, favorable, favourable, good-natured, good-humored, warm-hearted, good-humoured, easy-going, buddy-buddy … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “And eventually, I came to realize that I was not the genial gentleman of my imaginings, but I was indeed a cad.”
      “When he was in a genial mood, he was most companionable. But when he was irritable, he was very caustic and sometimes repellant.”
      “September was warm and beautiful, with the refreshing rains and the genial weather resuscitating vegetation everywhere.”
ingenuitous
  1. (colloquial, rare) Having or displaying ingenuity.
genialized
  1. simple past tense and past participle of genialize
genializing
  1. present participle of genialize
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