| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Capble of being imitated or copied.[Websters]
2. Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities.[Websters] 3. Being exemplary. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb imitably.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (imitably) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective imitable.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "IMITABLE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1803. (references) |
| Etymology:Imitable \Im"i*ta*ble\, adjective. [Latin expression imitabilis: compare to the French expression imitable. See Imitate.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: IMITABLE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] That may be imitated or copied. Let us follow our Savior in all his imitable conduct and traits of character. There are some works of the ancients that are hardly imitable. The dignified style of Johnson is scarcely imitable.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Adjective] Capable of being imitated or copied. The characters of man placed in lower stations of life are more usefull, as being imitable by great numbers. — Francis? Atterbury. (references) | 2: [Adjective] Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities. — Sir Walter Raleigh. (references) | |
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