inventive

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Formally inventive, the book intertwines two narratives with the author's own Strong Opinions, a series of seemingly discrete philosophical and political essays.

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  1. adjective Of, relating to, or characterized by invention.
  2. adjective Adept or skillful at inventing; creative.

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  • My historical sources describe the real north Spinets as masters of casual invective --inventive, industrious, and malicious. —  F ;SF; - vol 088 issue 06 - June 1995
  • Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week or last month or last year.
  • While the contest videos are quite inventive, there are fundamental questions to ask and consider. —  The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com
  • Formally inventive, the book intertwines two narratives with the author's own Strong Opinions, a series of seemingly discrete philosophical and political essays. —  The Elegant Variation
  • Our minds are no less inventive, our goods and services no less needed than they were last week, or last month, or last year. —  White House.gov Agenda Articles Feed
 

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  1. from French inventif = Spanish Portuguese Italian inventivo; as invent + -ive.
 

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/ɪnˈvɛntɪv/
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