inventively

inventively
adverb see inventive

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  • inventively — inventive ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having or showing creativity or original thought. DERIVATIVES inventively adverb inventiveness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • inventively — adverb in an inventive manner Picasso s liberated shapes and excitingly applied and inventively combined colours • Derived from adjective: ↑inventive …   Useful english dictionary

  • Inventively — Inventive In*vent ive, a. [Cf. F. inventif.] Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at expedients; as, an inventive head or genius. Dryden. {In*vent ive*ly}, adv. {In*vent ive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • inventively — adverb In an inverted order or manner; in an inverse ratio or proportion …   Wiktionary

  • inventively — adv. while showing ability to devise, while exhibiting inventive ability; creatively, resourcefully …   English contemporary dictionary

  • inventively — in·ven·tive·ly …   English syllables

  • inventive — inventively, adv. inventiveness, n. /in ven tiv/, adj. 1. apt at inventing, devising, or contriving. 2. apt at creating with the imagination. 3. having the function of inventing. 4. pertaining to, involving, or showing invention. [1400 50; INVENT …   Universalium

  • Inventive spelling — Inventive, or invented, spelling is the non conventional spelling of a word created by a novice reader or writer. It contrasts with conventional spelling, the correct or standard spelling. Overview Inventive spelling is not an instructional… …   Wikipedia

  • performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …   Universalium

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