innovative

[ in-uh-vey-tiv ]

/ ˈɪn əˌveɪ tɪv /

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adjective

tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation.

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Origin of innovative

First recorded in 1600–10; innovate + -ive

Related formsin·no·va·tive·ly, adverbin·no·va·tive·ness, nounun·in·no·va·tive, adjective

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An innovative gift is the Qardioarm, a blood pressure monitor that records readings and uploads them to the cloud.
Nothing Says I Love You Like Data|The Daily Beast|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We're giving away three of Lenovo's innovative 2-in-1 laptops to help you do more.
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Faced with a lack of flat, open land, they took an innovative approach.
Solar Powered Ski Lift|The Daily Beast|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He told them, “We can beat government agencies and big famous companies because of our innovative spirit.”
Alibaba’s Dark Side: Censoring Customers|Brendon Hong|November 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST

One of my three sons is a student who thrives there, due in no small part to innovative programs like its greenhouse and gardens.
Magical Gardens for the Blind, Deaf, and Disabled|Elizabeth Picciuto|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is this environment of innovative upheaval that any useful foundation for strategic and operational thought must address.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
In all cases success starts with innovative intelligence products, which has not been a hallmark of United States operations.
Shock and Awe|Harlan K. Ullman
Two general motives enter here to govern the estimate and each may show the routine or the innovative phase.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen
My second proposal is to help the states that are coming up with innovative ways to cover the uninsured.
State of the Union Addresses of George W. Bush|George W. Bush
Both sorts of effort may be of either the routine or the innovative type.
Creative Intelligence|John Dewey, Addison W. Moore, Harold Chapman Brown, George H. Mead, Boyd H. Bode, Henry Waldgrave, Stuart James, Hayden Tufts, Horace M. Kallen

British Dictionary definitions for innovative

innovative

/ (ˈɪnəˌveɪtɪv) /

adjective

using or showing new methods, ideas, etc

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Word Origin and History for innovative

innovative

adj.

1806 (with an isolated use from c.1600), from innovate + -ive. Related: Innovatively; innovativeness.

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