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generative | generatively |

As an adjective generative

is having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.

As an adverb generatively is

in a generative way.

generative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or producing.
  • * That generative particle. — Bentley
  • *
  • Of course, structures like those associated with (36) and (37) constitute only a tiny subset of the infinite set of well-formed sentence structures found in English. We can increase the Generative Capacity of our grammar ( = the set of structures which it generates) either by expanding the Lexicon on the one hand, or by expanding the Categorial Rules (i.e. Phrase Structure Rules) on the other.

    Synonyms

    * creative

    Antonyms

    * annihilative

    generatively

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • In a generative way.