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inventive

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9 lettersPronunciation /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/Part of speech adjectiveSorted eeiinntvvStarts with IEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
1I2N3V4E5N6T7I8V9E

Definitions

  1. Creative and good at making or imagining new things.

Word origin

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

Used in a sentence

  • 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.
  • an inventive fellow

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