parrotlike
1
7.9
Repeated exactly without thinking, like a parrot
- adjective
- /ˈpærətˌlaɪk/
:
imitativo
- His comments were parrotlike, repeating phrases he had heard without any real understanding of their meaning.
Examples
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But what can we expect from a philosophy that rests on a parrotlike repetition of our first dearest word, "mine."
Blog text (16) -
When she spoke, her tone was parrotlike, echoing the words of others as if she had never formed her own opinions.
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The students gave parrotlike responses during the discussion, merely mimicking what their teacher had said.
Synonyms
robotlike
vsparrotlike
1
6.8
Acting like a machine without feeling or choice
involves mindless copying or verbal repetition rather than general mechanical behaviour
1
9.9
Repeating another person's words when talking, without meaning to
is a mechanical repeat performed without understanding or thought
Antonyms
How Imitative
parrotlike
1
7.9
1
7.9
imitative
2
4.6
2
4.6
Surface Forms
parrotlike positive
Morphology
Etymology
Parrotlike comes from the bird parrot, famous for copying sounds, and the ending -like meaning 'similar to'. The verb parrot also means 'to repeat without thinking', so parrotlike describes words or behaviour copied without thought, just like a parrot.