imaginatively-modified
|i-mag-i-na-tive-ly-mod-i-fied|
/ɪˈmædʒɪnətɪvli ˈmɒdɪfaɪd/
creatively altered
Etymology
'imaginatively-modified' originates from the combination of 'imaginative' and 'modified', where 'imaginative' comes from Latin 'imaginativus', meaning 'pertaining to imagination', and 'modified' from Latin 'modificare', meaning 'to measure or limit'.
'imaginative' transformed from the Latin 'imaginativus' through Old French 'imaginatif', and 'modified' from Latin 'modificare' through Old French 'modifier', eventually becoming the modern English words 'imaginative' and 'modified'.
Initially, 'imaginative' meant 'pertaining to imagination', and 'modified' meant 'to measure or limit'. Over time, 'imaginatively-modified' evolved to mean 'altered in a creative way'.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
altered or changed in a creative or imaginative way.
The artist presented an imaginatively-modified version of the classic painting.
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