See inventive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "invenciózus"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "leleményes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "ötletes"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "ötletgazdag"
},
{
"code": "hu",
"lang": "Hungarian",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "találékony"
},
{
"code": "ga",
"lang": "Irish",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "airgtheach"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "inventivo"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "wynalazczy"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "pomysłowy"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "inventivo"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "engenhoso"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "inventiv"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izobretátelʹnyj",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "изобрета́тельный"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "naxódčivyj",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "нахо́дчивый"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "inventivo"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "uppfinningsrik"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vynaxídlyvyj",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "винахі́дливий"
},
{
"code": "uk",
"lang": "Ukrainian",
"roman": "vyhádlyvyj",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "вига́дливий"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "creative, or skilful at inventing",
"word": "dyfeisgar"
}
],
"word": "inventive"
}
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