imitative

How To Use imitative In A Sentence

• It could be a hypocoristic or baby-talk form of hysterical, or it might be from the imitative word hiss; or perhaps it is a variant of another dialect term, jesse, meaning a ` severe scolding, 'which is probably from a Biblical allusion. VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XIX No 1
• Moreover, they are in every respect exemplary - i.e. they are projected as an imitative model for the viewing subject.
• He, however, is no imitative epigone, but a historian of the first rank, helped rather than hindered by the literary tradition within which he wrote.
• All art, all thought was a creative activity, not an imitative or derivative one.
• Like Pope, this American poet loved onomatope and imitative verse, and the last line is a word-picture of home-sick weariness. The Story of the Hymns and Tunes
• Only in the frankly imitative words like buzz and lisp do hint and pointing coincide.
• But Dyer had nothing to do with this imitative gang warfare. PASSION IN THE PEAK
• Furthermore, imitative products like varnish which substituted for lacquer generated new industries and created distinctive products.
• Each year, for example, imitative Miskitu crowns, scepters, and swords appear as part of a celebratory re-enactment called the kingpulanka.
• Nigel sometimes felt he didn't deserve such imitative admiration.