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in·no·va·tive
/
ˈɪn
əˌveɪ
tɪv
/
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[
in
-
uh
-vey-tiv
]
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adjective
tending to
innovate
or characterized by
innovation
.
Origin:
1600–10;
innovate
+
-ive
Related forms
in·no·va·tive·ly,
adverb
in·no·va·tive·ness,
noun
un·in·no·va·tive,
adjective
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innovate
(ˈɪnəˌveɪt)
—
vb
to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc)
[C16: from Latin
innovāre
to renew, from
in-
² +
novāre
to make new, from
novus
new]
innovative
—
adj
'innovatory
—
adj
'innovator
—
n
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innovative
(ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv)
—
adj
using or showing new methods, ideas, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
innovative
1806, from
innovate
+
-ive
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
First, the creative power unleashed by the free-market system will always allow
for new and
innovative
ways to meet demand.
Candidates must be
innovative
and creative, and must possess superb
communications skills and a collegial leadership style.
We seek an internationally recognized scholar whose work is theoretically
informed and methodologically
innovative
.
Now, his career as an
innovative
entrepreneur has ended in failure.
Not that much-except that they are all awesome, they were all
innovative
, and they were all endlessly copied.
Wow that's a great
innovative
idea you have given to attract the bees.
Innovative
ideas are an important component to environmental action.
Building a self-replicating machine may not be so much a matter of new technology as
innovative
engineering.
US textile manufacturers are exploring an
innovative
way of making clothing, furniture upholstery, and other products from corn.
Equally important, however, is that racing motivates people-in the stands as well as in the pits-to think in more-
innovative
ways.
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