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zeugmatically

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Etymology

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From zeugmatic +‎ -ally.

Adverb

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zeugmatically (comparative more zeugmatically, superlative most zeugmatically)

  1. In a zeugmatic manner.
    • 2006 August 27, Geoff Nunberg, “Another Plutonian casualty?”, in Language Log[1]:
      [] ("Pluto Picked as the Name for New Planet X Because He Was God of Dark Distant Regions," as the New York Times zeugmatically titled its 5/26/1930 article on the announcement).