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Definition of Punniest
1. punny [adj] - See also: punny
Lexicographical Neighbors of Punniest
Literary usage of Punniest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1829)
"... and his predecessor Magee, who now presides over the archdiocese of Dublin,
used to be accounted the fun« niest and punniest men of their «lav. ..."
2. The Ladies' Companion (1859)
"O'Conner and Morris; and Mr. Fenton has added a magnificent
transformation-scene, "which, in an allegorical manner," to quote from the funniest
and punniest ..."
3. The Musical World (1851)
"... and good fellowship is said ever to have prevailed, from the exponent of the
loftiest tragic'emotion*, down to the punniest exclamation of farce. ..."
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