Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

punningly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pun-ning-ly
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a punning manner; so as to form a pun.

Example Sentences

"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."
"The film is an anthology of three whimsical short stories set in France in the mid-20th Century. The conceit is that they were all published in an English-language magazine which is edited in the punningly-named fictional French city of Ennui-sur-Blasé, but which is attached to an American newspaper based in Kansas."

Etymology

Etymology tree English punning Middle English -ly English -ly English punningly From punning + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more punningly (comparative) most punningly (superlative)

Questions

What does punningly mean?: In a punning manner; so as to form a pun.
Where does punningly come from?: Etymology tree English punning Middle English -ly English -ly English punningly From punning + -ly.

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