1400-1500French, Latin, from imitabilis ‘able to be copied’, from imitari; ➔ IMITATE
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
the inimitable comedian, Charlie Chaplin
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY►your own inimitable way/style etc
He entertained us in his own inimitable style.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN►style
· In his own inimitable style, Oz provides sound advice on best buys and stockists.· As second Master he had initiated two Headmasters into the ways of the School in his own inimitable style.· But I hear Fred celebrated in his own inimitable style, by sinking a large one in the Earl of Wessex.· Elsewhere, Orrell are flying the flag for top flight northern rugby in their own, inimitable style.
►way
· In the second half Complicite let their hair down in their own inimitable way.· Leonard Cohen is one, but in his own inimitable way.· Saved it in her own inimitable way.
too good or skilful for anyone else to copy with the same high standardSYN unique: the inimitable Billie Holidayyour own inimitable way/style etc He entertained us in his own inimitable style.—inimitably adverb →imitate