onomatopoeic

adjective

on·​o·​mat·​o·​poe·​ic -ēik 

variants or less commonly onomatopoeical

-ēə̇kəl

: of, relating to, or characterized by onomatopoeia : imitative in origin : echoic

onomatopoeic words

onomatopoeic imitation of noises

—Cecil Sprigge

onomatopoeically

-k(ə)lē 

adverb

Word History

Etymology

onomatopoeic from French onomatopéique, from onomatopée onomatopoeia (from Late Latin onomatopoeia) + -ique -ic; onomatopoeical from onomatopoeic + -al

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Rhymes for onomatopoeic

• allantoic
• anechoic
• cenozoic
• mesozoic
• pleochroic
• dichroic
• gabbroic
• heroic
• paleozoic
• phanerozoic
• proterozoic
• stoic