adv
Meaning 1
In a creative manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
creatively
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/
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General-American: /kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/
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General-American: /-ɾəv-/
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CMU ARPABET: K R IY0 EY1 T IH0 V L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adverb
Meaning 2
in a creative manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- she solved the problem creatively
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English creative Middle English -ly English -ly English creatively From creative + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: creativament — in a creative manner
- Finnish: luovasti — in a creative manner
- Hungarian: kreatívan — in a creative manner
- Italian: creativamente — in a creative manner
- Portuguese: criativamente — in a creative manner
- Spanish: creativamente — in a creative manner
Real reading context