imitable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of imitable
1540–50; < Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā ( rī ) to imitate + -bilis -ble
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Ms. Greene is, in every sense, a singular politician, mercifully neither imitated nor imitable.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 24, 2025
A starring role is an imitable advertisement for Thailand, which has broader ambitions to make more money from Western film productions and tourists alike.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2024
The "Kids," who have been together since 1984, were never that straightforward in the televised version of their act, leaning more heavily on cultivating bizarre and easily imitable characters.
From Salon ● May 20, 2022
Getting Alan Sugar to endorse the vaccine for young people was probably not on their list of priorities, but he’s done that on social media this morning in his own imitable style.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 3, 2021
Marcus had got weaker as an imitable prototype during the conversation, and it had seemed to Gwen that he might slip through her fingers altogether, if no help came.
From When Ghost Meets Ghost by William Frend De Morgan
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