punnilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈpʌnᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈpənəli/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punny adj., -ly suffix².

Etymology: < punny adj. + -ly suffix².

With a pun or play on words.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adverb] > using puns

quib1631

quibblingly1657

punningly1731

paronomastically1813

punnily1866

1866 Harper's Mag. Nov. 787/2 Dewey, for instance,..rhymes away on teas and other potables funnily and punnily.

1876 J. Robinson George Linton x. 101 Mr. Stalker followed with an original comic song, in which the names of Linton and Dimsdale were punnily united.

1974 R. Quirk Linguist & Eng. Lang. vii. 116 A confession, punnily derivative from Hannah More.

2005 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 16 Aug. 1 d The Prom is set at the punnily named Wanaget High School in 1989.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	punnily
释义	punnilyadv. Brit. /ˈpʌnᵻli/, U.S. /ˈpənəli/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: punny adj., -ly suffix². Etymology: < punny adj. + -ly suffix². With a pun or play on words. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > intelligence, cleverness > wit, wittiness > wit with words > [adverb] > using puns quib1631 quibblingly1657 punningly1731 paronomastically1813 punnily1866 1866 Harper's Mag. Nov. 787/2 Dewey, for instance,..rhymes away on teas and other potables funnily and punnily. 1876 J. Robinson George Linton x. 101 Mr. Stalker followed with an original comic song, in which the names of Linton and Dimsdale were punnily united. 1974 R. Quirk Linguist & Eng. Lang. vii. 116 A confession, punnily derivative from Hannah More. 2005 Baltimore Sun (Nexis) 16 Aug. 1 d The Prom is set at the punnily named Wanaget High School in 1989. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1866
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