definition of
[imitative]

[1] #1 imitative a. marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being". wn

[2] #2 imitative a. [echoic, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic] (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer. wn

[3] #3 imitative a. [counterfeit] not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince". wn