mimical

[mim-i-kuhl]

adjective

Archaic.

1. mimic.

Other Word Forms

• mimically adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of mimical¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; mimic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

With such inward coldness of temper, he could not properly be said to love any one; with such clearness of vision, he could respect no one; in fact, he never looked beyond the external peculiarities of men; and he merely carried their characters in his mimical collection.

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Last week she was caught by another invasion, equally mimical to Britain.

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Good Lord! how mimical are their gestures?

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Finally, all their actions are so buffoonish and mimical, that any would judge they had learned all their tricks of mountebanks and stage-players, who in action it is true may perhaps outdo them, but in oratory there is so little odds between both, that it is hard to determine which seems of longest standing in the schools of eloquence.

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For Smith's view of mimical Christians see pp. 359-364.

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