Overimitative
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 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) […]"
Example
More examples"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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