paronomasic

paronomasic
Of or pertaining to paronomasia

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  • paronomasiac — noun One addicted to word play or puns. Punning, and competition therein, was encouraged nay, actively abetted by Callahan, himself a hopeless and utterly shameless paronomasiac. See Also: paronomasia, paronomasic, paronomastic …   Wiktionary

  • paronomasia — noun /pærənəˈmeɪzɪə/ A pun or play on words he gloomily regarded his new digital watch, faintly fascinated by the onward march of the square figures which turned one into the other with insolent ease, a kind of numerical paronomasia. See Also:… …   Wiktionary

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