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imaginative

adjective
 
 
/ɪˈmædʒ.ɪ.nə.tɪv/ US  /-t̬ɪv/ approving

Definition

C1 new, original, and clever: an imaginative new approach/policy The architects have made imaginative use of glass and transparent plastic.NewModern and fashionable C1 good at thinking of new, original, and clever ideas: an imaginative designerIntelligencePerceptive imaginatively
 
 
/-li/ adverb
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