imitable
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of imitable
1540–50; < Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā ( rī ) to imitate + -bilis -ble
Example Sentences
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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
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
Taking on the role that Robinson played with his imitable tough guy swagger, Garcia paints a gangster portrait more along the lines of those created over the years by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 15, 2019
Already armed with her unmistakable “ee-ah!” ad-lib, this South African MC becomes even less imitable when she starts up her flow: lipsmacking bars in the Xitsongan language that drip with confidence and disdain.
From The Guardian • Dec. 28, 2018
It may be alledged by some, that Elisha was an extraordinary man, and this was an extraordinary action, and therefore not imitable.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander
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