They have given their new company an inventive name.
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15th century
artful, clever, creative, imaginative, ingenious, innovative;
dull, pedantic, pedestrian, stodgy;
assembly-line, canned, cookie-cutter, derivative, hackneyed, unoriginal;
adventurous, fresh, groundbreaking, novel, original, visionary;
convenient, handy, neat, nifty, practical, useful;
adroit, deft, dexterous (also dextrous), expert, handsome, tricky;
brainy, intelligent, sharp, smart;
: having or showing an ability to think of new ideas and methods : creative or imaginative
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