imitable
[ im-i-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
capable or worthy of being imitated: She has many good, imitable qualities.
Origin of imitable
1Other words from imitable
- 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
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How to use imitable in a sentence
God's procedure when imitable forms a peculiar argument for duty.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamHe says, not by sacrifice, or by a Mediator, but by a steady adherence to all that is great and good and imitable in nature.
Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers | Charles Bradlaugh, A. Collins, and J. WattsBut is not usage against your use of ‘imitable’ at p. 100, meaning what ought not, not what cannot, be imitated?
Letters of Edward FitzGerald in Two Volumes | Edward FitzGeraldSuch heroic acts are not imitable but by men furnished with like heroic spirit, and instinct divine.
The Divine Right of Church Government | Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of LondonOn the whole, a teacher needs to guard his pupils against his imitable peculiarities.
The Teacher | George Herbert Palmer
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