early 15c., "skilled in invention," from Old French inventif (15c.), from Latin invent-, past-participle stem of invenire "devise, discover, find" (see invention). Related: Inventively; inventiveness.
inventive ceramics
had an inventive turn of mind
invective
inveigh
inveigle
invent
invention
inventive
inventor
inventory
inveracity
Inverness
inverse
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