imitable

[ im-i-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. capable or worthy of being imitated:

   She has many good, imitable qualities.

Other Words From

• imi·ta·bili·ty imi·ta·ble·ness noun
• nonim·i·ta·bili·ty noun
• non·imi·ta·ble adjective
• un·imi·ta·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of imitable¹

1540–50; < Latin imitābilis, equivalent to imitā ( rī ) to imitate + -bilis -ble

Example Sentences

God's procedure when imitable forms a peculiar argument for duty.

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He says, not by sacrifice, or by a Mediator, but by a steady adherence to all that is great and good and imitable in nature.

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But is not usage against your use of ‘imitable’ at p. 100, meaning what ought not, not what cannot, be imitated?

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Such heroic acts are not imitable but by men furnished with like heroic spirit, and instinct divine.

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On the whole, a teacher needs to guard his pupils against his imitable peculiarities.

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