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What is the adjective for onomatopoeia?

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onomatopoeic
  1. Of or relating to onomatopoeia.
  2. Having the property of onomatopoeia.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Children's writers make use of onomatopoeic and phonaesthetic words to good effect.”
      “He is the most onomatopoeic of the leading poets, able to imitate the sounds of everything from bird calls to the eerie noise of cracking ice.”
      “But here more than anywhere I remember lost times, lost chances, lost friends, with the sweet tristesse that is onomatopoeic to the place.”
onomatopoetic
  1. (uncommon) Alternative spelling of onomatopoeic; concerning or characterized by onomatopoeia.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Mark Liberman has an interesting post over at Language Log about the spelling of interjections and onomatopoetic words in comic strips.”
      “The Samurai Shopper loves a product that's onomatopoetic and exclamatory too.”
      “His dictionary hints at moments of cultural syncretism and dissonance, and, of course, varying degrees of onomatopoetic accuracy.”
onomatopoeian
  1. (obsolete) Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.
onomatopoeial
onomatopoeious
  1. (obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia.
onomatopeic
  1. Alternative form of onomatopoeic
onomatopoetical
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