inventive
adjective
in·ven·tive
in-ˈven-tiv 
1
: adept or prolific at producing inventions : creative
an inventive mind
2
: characterized by invention
an inventive method
inventively
adverb
inventiveness
noun
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Examples of inventive in a Sentence
They have given their new company an inventive name.
inventive ways to use leftovers
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This stylish kitchen and bar also offers inventive takes on classic cocktails and a diverse selection of draft beers, many from Virginia breweries.
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, the Silo is an inventive, absorbing setting, rendered in a retro-futurist mid-century style that compensates for the bleakness.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Something about the untamed, inventive spirit of the place.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Come True Coffee and Dreamers Coffee were a couple of our favorite local chains with inventive specialty drinks.
—Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2025
Still, the Silo is an inventive, absorbing setting, rendered in a retro-futurist mid-century style that compensates for the bleakness.
—Daniel A. Gross, The New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2025
Something about the untamed, inventive spirit of the place.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Come True Coffee and Dreamers Coffee were a couple of our favorite local chains with inventive specialty drinks.
—Amber Gibson, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
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“Inventive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inventive. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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inventive
adjective
in·ven·tive
in-ˈvent-iv
: gifted with the skill and imagination to invent
inventively
adverb
inventiveness
noun
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