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unimitable

unimitable adjective: that cannot be imitated.

Adjective

unimitable (comparative more unimitable, superlative most unimitable)

  1. That cannot be imitated.
    • But Falstaff, unimitated, unimitable Falstaff, how shall I describe thee! thou compound of sense and vice; of sense which may be admired, but not esteemed; of vice which may be despised, but hardly detested.1825, Samuel Johnson, The Works of Samuel Johnson in Nine Volumes
    • […]I have seen a man the most severe of Johnson's Sect, sit with his Hat remov'd less than a hair's breadth from one sullen posture for almost three hours at The Alchymist; who at that excellent Play of Harry the Fourth (which yet I hope is far enough from Farce) hath very hardly kept his Doublet...1915, Aphra Behn, The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. I (of 6)

Forms of unimitable

comparativemore unimitable
superlativemost unimitable

Origin of unimitable

From un- + imitable.

Questions about unimitable

What does unimitable mean?
Unimitable means that cannot be imitated.
What part of speech is unimitable?
Unimitable is an adjective.

Words near unimitable in the dictionary

  1. unimbued
  2. unimedial
  3. unimer
  4. unimers
  5. unimetric
  6. unimitable
  7. unimitated
  8. unimitating
  9. unimitative
  10. unimitatively
  11. unimmaculate

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