inventive
pronunciation
How to pronounce inventive in British English:
UK [ɪnˈventɪv]
How to pronounce inventive in American English:
US [ɪnˈventɪv]
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- Adjective:
- (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
Word Origin
- inventive (adj.)
- early 15c., "skilled in invention," from Old French inventif (15c.), from Latin invent-, past participle stem of invenire (see invention). Related: Inventively; inventiveness.
Example
- 1. And science is nothing if not inventive .
- 2. These need to become less competitive and less technically inventive .
- 3. With gas costs and unemployment rising , hospitality marketers must be more inventive with their pricing and promotion strategies .
- 4. The creole culture , mixed with irish and italian , means spectacular restaurants and inventive cuisine .
- 5. Much more tantalising returns were within reach by investing in a new crop of exotic products being pushed by inventive bankers : the collateralised debt obligations , structured products and other quasi-bonds that hoodwinked investors the world over .