inventive
adj.adj. having the ability to create or design new and original things. You use this to describe someone who is good at finding clever solutions to problems.
adj. characterised by the ability to create or design original things; showing creativity and resourcefulness in thought or action.
She is an inventive cook who never uses a recipe.
The engineer found an inventive way to fix the machine using only basic tools.
Critics lauded the director's inventive use of lighting and sound, which transformed the small stage into a vast, haunting landscape without the need for expensive sets.
From Middle English inventif, inventyfe, borrowed from Old French inventif, borrowed from Medieval Latin inventivus. By surface analysis, invent + -ive.
Often used to modify nouns related to people, ideas, or solutions; can be used both before a noun and after linking verbs like 'be' or 'become'.