gen ‧ e ‧ ra ‧ tive /ˈdʒen ə rətɪv/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Word Family: verb : ↑ generate ; noun : ↑ generator ; adverb : generatively; adjective : ↑ generative ]
1 . able to produce something:
the generative power of the life force
2 . generative grammar/linguistics/phonology the description of a language using rules that produce all the possible correct sentences of the language