punacious

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English

Etymology

From pun +‎ -acious.

Adjective

punacious (comparative more punacious, superlative most punacious)

  1. (informal, rare) Prone to making puns.
    • 2006, Donald Empson, Kathleen M. Vadnais, The Street Where You Live: A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul:
      At the same time I was hopeful that he would not be discouraged from exercising his considerable wit and punacious penchant for whimsy.
    • 1970, Brian Freeman, Narcotics cases: prosecution and defense:
      He is punacious when opposed.

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