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inventive

English

Etymology

From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, inventiff, inventyf, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?n?v?nt?v/
  • Rhymes: -?nt?v

Adjective

inventive (comparative more inventive, superlative most inventive)

  1. Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.
    • 2013, Chris Bevan, "Borussia Dortmund 0-1 Arsenal", BBC Sport, 6 November 2013:
      At the other end, Dortmund were producing some typically inventive approach play but struggled to find a way through the visitors' defence, and were unable to find a finish when they did.
  2. Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing.
  3. Purposefully fictive

Derived terms

  • inventively
  • inventiveness

Translations


French

Adjective

inventive

  1. feminine singular of inventif

Italian

Adjective

inventive

  1. feminine plural of inventivo

Noun

inventive f pl

  1. plural of inventiva

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unpredictable

English

Etymology

un- +? predictable

Adjective

unpredictable (comparative more unpredictable, superlative most unpredictable)

  1. Unable to be predicted.
    Antonym: predictable

Derived terms

Related terms

  • unpredicted

Translations

See also

  • unpredictive

Noun

unpredictable (plural unpredictables)

  1. An unpredictable thing.

Translations

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