onomatopoeticallyadv.
/ˌɒnəmatəˌpəʊˈɛtᵻkli/, U.S. /ˈˌɑnəˌmɑdəpoʊˈɛdək(ə)li/, /ˈˌɑnəˌmædəpoʊˈɛdək(ə)li/ By an onomatopoetic process; by means of or with reference to onomatopoeia.
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1854 S. G. Goodrich Hist. All Nations 663/2 Another cause of variety is the attempt to explain onomatopoetically the name of a foreign thing, seen for the first time.
1882 Manch. City News 18 Feb. 2/1 The buzzing of insects, the twittering of birds..and the hum-drum of towns..all contribute their quota to the onomatopoetically named phenomenon.
1909 A. C. Seward Darwin & Mod. Sci. xxvi. 526 In German the name Truthahn seems to be derived onomatopoetically from the bird's cry.
1959 Encounter Feb. 75/1 Miss Holiday Golightly, the onomatopoetically-named heroine of Truman Capote's Breakfast at Tiffany's.
1990 Comments on Etymol. 19 19 A full appreciation of the importance of gutturals in onomatopoetically representing various sounds.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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