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imitabilis

imitabilis, that may be imitated, imitable

Frieze-Dennison Vergil

imitābilis, e: adj. (imitor), that can be imitated; imitable, 6.590.
ĭmĭtābĭlis, e, adj. [imitor],
  • that may be imitated, imitable (rare but class.): orationis subtilitas imitabilis illa quidem videtur esse existimanti, Cic. Or. 23, 76; cf. Quint. 10, 1, 61; 10, 2, 12; 19: tu mihi maxime imitabilis, maxime imitandus videbaris, Plin. Ep. 7, 20, 4: non imitabile fulmen, Verg. A. 6, 590: quiddam, Ov. P. 4, 10, 77: neque est gemma alia imitabilior mendacio vitri, Plin. 37, 8, 33, § 112.—
  • II Imitative, inclined to imitate: homines imitabili natura, Vitr. 2, 1, 3.

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