imitative

UK: /ˈɪmɪtətɪv/ US: /ˈɪmɪˌteɪtɪv/ ,(im′i tā′tiv)

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im•i•ta•tive /ˈɪmɪˌteɪtɪv/   adj. 

1. imitating;
   copying.

im•i•ta•tive•ly, adv. 
im•i•ta•tive•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

im•i•ta•tive  (im′i tā′tiv), adj. 

1. imitating;
   copying;
   given to imitation.
2. of, pertaining to, or characterized by imitation.
3. Animal Behavior [Biol.] mimetic.
4. made in imitation of something;
   counterfeit.
5. onomatopoeic.

• Late Latin imitātīvus. See imitate, -ive
• 1575–85

im′i•ta′tive•ly, adv. 
im′i•ta′tive•ness, n. 

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imitative / ˈɪmɪtətɪv/ adjective

1. imitating or tending to imitate or copy
2. characterized by imitation
3. copying or reproducing the features of an original, esp in an inferior manner: imitative painting
4. another word for onomatopoeic

ˈimitatively adverb

ˈimitativeness noun