inventive

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Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

Definition of inventive

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
    “an inventive pursuit”
    “At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did.”
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adj

  1. Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
    “an inventive pursuit”
    “At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did.”
  2. Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
    “an inventive fellow”
  3. Purposely fictive.
    “an inventive story”

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Etymology

From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive.

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