zeugmaticallyhttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zeugmatically_adv%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_usezeugmatically, adv.
Revised 2018

zeugmaticallyadverb

  1. 1616–
    In a zeugmatic manner; so as to involve zeugma.
    1. 1616
      The first part hereof, i. the Nominat. with his dependents, is explaned by the Copulatiue particle Zeugmatically.
      T. Granger, Syntagma Grammaticum sig. P2v
    2. 1857
      Attempts have been made to defend the construction as it stands..by referring ἀκούσω zeugmatically to both clauses.
      C. J. Ellicott, Crit. Comm. Philippians i. 27
    3. 1915
      The verb is apparently used zeugmatically.
      Classical Philology vol. 10 79
    4. 1978
      In 39 it [sc. copia] seems to be used zeugmatically to refer to both the ‘supply’ of poetry and to the girl.
      Phoenix vol. 32 339
    5. 2008
      It looked like there was going to be no score..when Burnham broke away—and Winscombe hopes, to speak zeugmatically.
      Wells Journal (Nexis) 4 December 47

Originally published as part of the entry for zeugma, n.

zeugmatically, adv. was revised in June 2018.

zeugmatically, adv. was last modified in July 2023.