inventive

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

• enPR: ĭn-vĕnʹtĭv, IPA^(key): /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/

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• Rhymes: -ɛntɪv
• Hyphenation: in‧ven‧tive

inventive (comparative more inventive, superlative most inventive)

1. Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.

   an inventive pursuit

   • 2013 November 6, Chris Bevan, “Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal”, in BBC Sport:

     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

• inventively
• inventiveness

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.vɑ̃.tiːv/^[1]

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inventive

1. feminine singular of inventif

inventive

1. feminine plural of inventivo

inventive f pl

1. plural of inventiva