Mim'ic-al

tate; Lat. mimicus, It. & Sp. mimico, Fr. mimique. See MIME.

1Sense 1. Inclined to imitate or to ape; having the practice or habit of imitating; imitative.

Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her. Milton.

Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical in gestures, speech, &c. Wotton.

2Sense 2. Consisting of imitation; formed in imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures.

☞ Mimic implies often something droll or ludicrous, or less dignified than imitative.