inventive /ɪnˈvɛntɪv/ adjective3 •Possessed of a particular capacity for the design of new mechanisms or processes, creative or skilful at inventing. •Of, or relating to invention; pertaining to the act of devising new mechanisms or processes.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. — 2013 •Purposely fictive. formsmore inventive · most inventive