IMAGINATIVELY

imaginatively

(adverb) with imagination; “the room was decorated very imaginatively”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

imaginatively (comparative more imaginatively, superlative most imaginatively)

In an imaginative manner; showing creativity.

Antonyms

• unimaginatively

Source: Wiktionary


IMAGINATIVE

Im*ag"i*na*tive, a. Etym: [F. imaginatif.]

1. Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination, generally in the highest sense of the word. In all the higher departments of imaginative art, nature still constitues an important element. Mure.

2. Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having a quick imagination; conceptive; creative. Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very fanciful mind. Coleridge.

3. Unreasonably suspicious; jealous. [Obs.] Chaucer.

– Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly, adv.

– Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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