Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for MIM'ICK, or MIM'IC-AL
MIM'ICK, or MIM'IC-AL, a. [L. mimus, mimicus; Gr. μιμος, μιμικος; μιμεομαι, to imitate; allied probably to μωμος.]
- Imitative; inclined to imitate or to ape; having the practice or habit of imitating. Man is of all creatures the most mimical in gestures, speech, &c. – Ratten.
- Consisting of imitation; as, mimick gestures. Mimick implies often something droll or ludicrous, or less dignified than imitative.
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