Inventive

adjective

/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

Word Frequency: 1.4

Definitions

1.adjectiveOf, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.

"an inventive pursuit"

2.adjectivePossessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.

"an inventive fellow"

3.adjectivePurposefully fictive

"an inventive story"

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