1copying or following a model or example:the derring-do of our film heroes inspired us to imitative feats
following a model or example without any attempt at originality:I found the film pretentious and imitative
2(of a word) reproducing a natural sound (e.g. fizz) or pronounced in a way that is thought to correspond to the appearance or character of the object or action described (e.g. blob).
Derivatives
imitatively
adverb
imitativeness
noun
imitative in other Oxford dictionaries
Definition of imitative in the US English dictionary
