creatively

UK/kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/US/kɹiˈeɪtɪvli/

adverbB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #10,733 of 15,258neutral

Creatively means in an original and imaginative way. Think creatively, creatively adapted, creatively bankrupt.

It has a dry second use in phrases like creative accounting, where creatively means dishonestly in a way the speaker admires slightly. Otherwise it is straightforward praise.

Definitions of creatively

1adverbcreativelyIn an original and imaginative way.B2+
“The teacher encouraged the children to think creatively about how to use old boxes.”

creatively is a manner.

Where it comes from

Latin
creativus
English
creative
English, today
creatively

From creative + -ly. creative Latin creativus, from Latin creō. Equivalent to create + -ive. Displaced native orþanclīċ.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

creatively in the wild

Polymaths often prefer a specific context in which to explain their knowledge, but some are gifted at explaining abstractly and creatively.
Polymath
The point of the game is to keep the ball from hitting the ground while passing it back and forth as creatively as possible.
Chinlone
The band make the point in the film that creatively and spiritually Jones' leaving marked the end of the Clash.
The Clash: Westway to the World
According to one member's description, "HacDC members improve the world by creatively rethinking technology.
HacDC
Kafka is known to have been fascinated by dreams, which he felt held great power, both creatively and emotionally.
A Dream (short story)

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

Related words

the creativus family

creative creativity

creatively — used about once every 7,127 pages · #10,733 · point at the bar for the others

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