Punningly
adv
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adverb
- 1 In a punning manner; so as to form a pun.
"Even though some names or words polysemically carry sexual meanings, this does not automatically mean that every usage of them in literary texts, even those of a pornographic nature, has a sexual meaning, either explicitly or punningly."
Example
More examples"Even though some names or words polysemically carry sexual meanings, this does not automatically mean that every usage of them in literary texts, even those of a pornographic nature, has a sexual meaning, either explicitly or punningly."
Etymology
From punning + -ly.
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