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
Like him, Newton's whip-smart energy ensures Maeve will always be watchable; there's an imitable way that she cocks her hip in the face of fear that quickens the pulse.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
It happened with K-pop when fans eagerly raced down the rabbit hole of snazzily produced music videos and imitable dance moves on YouTube.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 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
It was held by all indeed to be wonderful, but not imitable.
From St. Bernard of Clairvaux's Life of St. Malachy of Armagh by Lawlor, Hugh Jackson
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