adverb
- in a manner relating to or characterized by homonyms; in a way that involves words with the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings
Usage: formal; linguistics
Examples
- The two words 'bank' (financial institution) and 'bank' (riverside) are used homonymously in the sentence.
- The author employed the terms homonymously to create a clever double meaning.
- In linguistics, words that function homonymously can cause ambiguity in communication.
- The pun works because the speaker is using the words homonymously.
- These homophones are pronounced homonymously but have entirely different meanings.