onomatopoeical
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound - onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises - "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer • Syn: echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic • Ant: nonechoic (for: echoic) • Derivationally related forms: onomatopoeia (for: onomatopoetic), onomatopoeia
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