imitative

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective marked by or given to imitation
  2. adjective (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; ; - Harry Hoijer
  3. adjective not genuine; imitating something superior

Etymology

From Latin imitātīvus.

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