1 (especially of people) able to think of new and interesting ideas:
She has a highly inventive mind.
2 (of ideas) new and interesting:
This is a courageous and inventive piece of film-making.
inventively adverb
inventiveness noun [U]:
the inventiveness of modern advertising
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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