imitable

[ im-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.

Origin of imitable

1
1540–50; <Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā() to imitate + -bilis-ble

Other words from imitable

  • im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, im·i·ta·ble·ness, noun
  • non·im·i·ta·bil·i·ty, noun
  • non·im·i·ta·ble, adjective
  • un·im·i·ta·ble, adjective

Words Nearby imitable

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How to use imitable in a sentence

  • God's procedure when imitable forms a peculiar argument for duty.

  • He says, not by sacrifice, or by a Mediator, but by a steady adherence to all that is great and good and imitable in nature.

    Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers | Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. Watts
  • But is not usage against your use of ‘imitable’ at p. 100, meaning what ought not, not what cannot, be imitated?

  • Such heroic acts are not imitable but by men furnished with like heroic spirit, and instinct divine.

    The Divine Right of Church Government | Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
  • On the whole, a teacher needs to guard his pupils against his imitable peculiarities.

    The Teacher | George Herbert Palmer