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
The will, therefore, as being more originative, has more to do with true or false judgments than the understanding.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various
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)
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
France before Rousseau was not the France of Victor Hugo; the former had work of an originative character to do in the social sphere, as Victor Hugo had in that of literature.
From Victor Hugo: His Life and Works by Smith, G. Barnett
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