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Definition of Punningly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punningly
Literary usage of Punningly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Publications by Oriental Translation Fund (1897)
"3 Or—punningly—'far-famed as wives (Or 'having brilliant retinues'), ...
4 Or—punningly—' tart in speech.' 8 Or—punningly—' they are flushed with wine. ..."
2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Ebenezer Charlton Black (1906)
"Launcelot sportively imitates the horn, referred to punningly in l.47, with which
the 'post' used to herald his approach. 41-42. ..."
3. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare, Ebenezer Charlton Black (1906)
"Launcelot sportively imitates the horn, referred to punningly in l.47, with which
the 'post' used to herald his approach. 41-42. ..."
4. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1911)
"... equivalent to " to make up one's mind," be determined; here used punningly.
Cf. Romeo and Juliet, IV. v. 6; Lear, I. i. 125; etc. II. ii. 158. ..."
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