/ ˈɪmɪtətɪv; NAmE -teɪtɪv/ adjective
( formal , sometimes disapproving ) that copies sb/sth :
movies that encourage imitative crime
His work has been criticized for being imitative and shallow.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: from late Latin imitativus , from the verb imitari ; related to imago image.