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Adjective: imaginative  i'ma-ju-nu-tiv
  1. (used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
    "an imaginative use of material";
    - inventive
     
  2. (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable
    - farfetched, far-fetched
     
  3. (of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing
    "an imaginative excuse";
    - farfetched, far-fetched

See also: creative, implausible, originative, unlikely

Encyclopedia: Imaginative