imitative
adjective/ˈɪmɪtətɪv/
/ˈɪmɪteɪtɪv/
(formal, sometimes disapproving)- that copies somebody/something
- movies that encourage imitative crime
- His work has been criticized for being imitative and shallow.
- The style is imitative of Basque architecture.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from late Latin imitativus, from the verb imitari; related to imago ‘image’.Definitions on the go
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