Definition of "imitatively" [imitatively]

• In an imitative manner. (adverb)

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• "When I begin to talk I repeat this name imitatively, and thinking of myself as others do."
• "In the sphere of action, also, the child who is stimulated by the sight of his elder pounding with a hammer, sweeping with a broom, etc., reacts imitatively upon such stimulations, and thus acquires skill in action."
• "Nelatha mocked Si'Wren imitatively, as her eyes and mouth becoming like wide round circles, to match Si'Wren's expression, which in turn exactly resembled the little round-eyed mud face."