From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Creative \Cre*a"tive\ (-t?v), a.
Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.
"Creative talent." --W. Irving.
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The creative force exists in the germ. --Whewell.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) :
creative
adj 1: having the ability or power to create; "a creative
imagination" [syn: creative, originative] [ant:
uncreative]
2: promoting construction or creation; "creative work"