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in⋅ven⋅tive

  [in-ven-tiv]
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–adjective
1. apt at inventing, devising, or contriving.
2. apt at creating with the imagination.
3. having the function of inventing.
4. pertaining to, involving, or showing invention.
Origin:
1400–50; invent + -ive; r. late ME inventif < MF

Related forms:
in⋅ven⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
in⋅ven⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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in·ven·tive   (ĭn-věn'tĭv)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characterized by invention.

  2. Adept or skillful at inventing; creative.

in·ven'tive·ly adv., in·ven'tive·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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