inventive
/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/ adjective C1- Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes. · an inventive pursuit
- Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing. · an inventive fellow
- Purposely fictive. · an inventive story
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