forgetive

[ fawr-ji-tiv, fohr- ]

/ ˈfɔr dʒɪ tɪv, ˈfoʊr- /

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adjective Archaic.

inventive; creative.

Nearby words

forget, forget it, forget oneself, forget-me-not, forgetful, forgetive, forgettery, forging, forgive, forgive and forget, forgiveness

Origin of forgetive

1590–1600; perhaps blend of forge¹ and creative

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Examples from the Web for forgetive

The very brain of England must have become more “quick, nimble, and forgetive,” before the time of leisure came.
The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's|David Masson
His forgetive brain was recruited by the nourishment drawn from a ravenous yet healthy stomach.
Genius in Sunshine and Shadow|Maturin Murray Ballou