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
And of all this gifted company Coleridge, though not the strongest character or the most prolific poet, was the profoundest intellect and the most originative poetic spirit.
From Coleridge's Ancient Mariner and Select Poems by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
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
The originative power, masterful vigour, and fiery energy which still characterized Mr. Gladstone after passing his eightieth year were so extraordinary that his followers almost regarded him as immortal.
From The Real Gladstone an Anecdotal Biography by Ritchie, J. Ewing (James Ewing)
What he lacked was depth of feeling, the sense of noble form, the originative force of a great mind.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington
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