originative
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The originative intellectual worker is not a normal human being and does not lead nor desire to lead a normal human life.
From Time Magazine Archive
Who were the originative and who the directive agents?
From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.
So far as man stands for anything, and is productive or originative at all, his entire vital function may be said to have to deal with maybes.
From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William
Such is the originative, prophetic character of Phæacia, which the reader must take profoundly into his soul, if he would understand the genetic history of Greek spirit.
From Homer's Odyssey A Commentary by Snider, Denton Jaques
Whereas motion is a property of matter, intelligence is an originative power working out purposes of its own choosing.
From The Approach to Philosophy by Perry, Ralph Barton
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