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mimetic

adj. exhibiting mimicry; "mimetic coloring of a butterfly"; "the mimetic tendency of infancy"- R.W.Hamilton

mimetic

adj. characterized by or of the nature of or using mimesis; "a mimetic dance"; "the mimetic presentation of images"

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apish, apelike

adj. being or given to servile imitation

mimic

adj. constituting an imitation; "the mimic warfare of the opera stage"- Archibald Alison

parrotlike

adj. mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; "a mere parrotlike word-calling process"; "a voice quality sounding parrotlike"

simulated

adj. reproduced or made to resemble; imitative in character; "under simulated combat conditions"

delineative, depictive

adj. depicted in a recognizable manner

eidetic

adj. of visual imagery of almost photographic accuracy

figural, figurative

adj. consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read

naturalistic, realistic

adj. representing what is real; not abstract or ideal; "realistic portraiture"; "a realistic novel"; "in naturalistic colors"; "the school of naturalistic writers"

objective, documentary

adj. emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings, insertion of fictional matter, or interpretation; "objective art"

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