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 even these committees are less originative and more expressive of the general thought than they were at first.
From The World Set Free by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
Nothing, indeed, in the history of art is more remarkable than the fertility of this originative genius, no less industrious in labour than fruitful of results for men who followed him.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington
Thales, the pioneer of this philosophy, maintained that Water was the originative principle of all things.
From A Short History of Greek Philosophy by Marshall, John
In other words they are affiliated, each according to its geographical position, to the chief originative centres.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by Symonds, John Addington
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