Mimical
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmɪmɪk(ə)l/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mimical is an adjective meaning (now rare) Imitative; that mimics something else.
Meaning
(now rare) Imitative; that mimics something else.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) Pertaining to a mime, or jester.
- (obsolete) Imitation; mock.
Example Sentences
Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical.
If he can […] talk big fustian, insult, scorn, strut, contemn others, and use a little mimical and apish complement above the rest, he is a complete (Egregiam vero laudem), a well-qualified gentleman […]
[F]requent jot / Of his hard ſetting jade did ſo confound / The vvords that he by papyr-ſtealth had got, / That their loſt ſenſe the youngſter could not ſound, / Though he vvith mimical attention did abound.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include mimelike, mimic, mimetic, pantomimish, muselike, mocksome.
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