inventive
adj/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
Etymology From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive.
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.2013 November 6, Chris Bevan, “Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:
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
- Derived terms
- inventively, inventiveness, reinventive, uninventive