Imitatively

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Imitative \Im"i*ta*tive\, a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]
     1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating;
        exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a
        pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as,
        man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.
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     2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.
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              This temple, less in form, with equal grace,
              Was imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden.
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     3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of
        animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful
        purpose, such as protection from enemies; having
        resemblance to something else; as, imitative colors;
        imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of
        minerals are imitative. -- {Im"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --
        {Im"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.
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