1. Concerning a person who is good at creating new things: Since Nigel's family had to save money, he was very inventive and thought up new ways to use their resources effectively without causing any waste.
2. Descriptive of an individual who displays creativity or imagination in its design; innovational: Wilber was very musical and was quite an inventive composer of little pieces of music for his children.
3. Pertaining to the involvement in, or concerned with innovation: Jane's teacher had a very creative and inventive ability of thinking up new ways and methods of teaching to make her lessons very interesting and exciting!