imitative

adjective

1. 1

   not genuine; imitating something superior

   counterfeit emotion

   counterfeit money

2. 2

   marked by or given to imitation

   acting is an imitative art

   man is an imitative being

3. 3

   (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound

   onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises

   it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer