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parrotlike

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par´rot`like`    (păr´rŭt`līk`)
adj.1.Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; as, a mere parrotlike word-calling process; a voice quality sounding parrotlike.
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Adj.1.parrotlike - mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or understanding; "a mere parrotlike word-calling process"; "a voice quality sounding parrotlike"
imitative - marked by or given to imitation; "acting is an imitative art"; "man is an imitative being"
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It is being repeated with parrotlike docility in modern political discourse, and it is doing much to empty liberalism of any firm identity.
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