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Definition of inventive
1 : adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative an inventive mind
2 : characterized by invention an inventive method
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Examples of inventive in a Sentence
They have given their new company an inventive name.
inventive ways to use leftovers
Recent Examples of inventive from the Web
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The food is delicious, healthy, and inventive, and an additional $8 buys you a summer beer flight.
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The show is, indeed, inventive, especially in those early seasons.
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The show is, indeed, inventive, especially in those early seasons.
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There are lots of ways to dispose of a drone, but this one might be the most inventive.
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The ’wich part of this dish gets inventive too — Midnight Sun uses everything from sweet corn cakes to pound cake to sandwich the ice cream.
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But the most inventive — and topical — invitation so far this scorching summer season was produced by British designer Paul Smith: a silvery pink plastic fish.
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As for the pair’s number one passion — fashion — the show kills it, with a parade of endlessly inventive costumes from Amy Clark.
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Whether for lunch or dinner, a tasty and inventive pasta fits these five criteria perfectly.
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First Known Use of inventive
15th century
INVENTIVE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of inventive for English Language Learners
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: having or showing an ability to think of new ideas and methods : creative or imaginative
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