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punnily

punnily adverb: in a punny manner.

Adverb

punnily (comparative more punnily, superlative most punnily)

  1. In a punny manner.

Forms of punnily

comparativemore punnily
superlativemost punnily

Origin of punnily

From punny + -ly.

Questions about punnily

What does punnily mean?
Punnily means in a punny manner.
What part of speech is punnily?
Punnily is an adverb.

Words near punnily in the dictionary

  1. Punnett square
  2. Punnett squares
  3. punnier
  4. punnies
  5. punniest
  6. punnily
  7. punniness
  8. punning
  9. punningly
  10. punnings
  11. punnish

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