Overimitative

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Excessively imitative.

    "A problem of modelling techniques is that once an imitative tendency is developed it can lead a patient to be overimitative (i.e. he may start to imitate responses of the nurse which she does not want copying) […]"

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"A problem of modelling techniques is that once an imitative tendency is developed it can lead a patient to be overimitative (i.e. he may start to imitate responses of the nurse which she does not want copying) […]"

Etymology

From over- + imitative.

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