originative

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The originative intellectual worker is not a normal human being and does not lead nor desire to lead a normal human life.

From Time Magazine Archive

So far as man stands for anything, and is productive or originative at all, his entire vital function may be said to have to deal with maybes.

From The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy by James, William

Who were the originative and who the directive agents?

From Manual of American Grape-Growing by Hedrick, U. P.

The will, therefore, as being more originative, has more to do with true or false judgments than the understanding.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 2 "Demijohn" to "Destructor" by Various

Limit opportunity, restrict the field of originative achievement, and you have cut out the heart and root of all prosperity.

From The New Freedom A Call For the Emancipation of the Generous Energies of a People by Wilson, Woodrow