on·o·mat·o·poe·ic \-ēik\adjective alsoon·o·mat·o·poe·i·cal\-ēə̇kəl\ Etymology:onomatopoeic from French onomatopéique, from onomatopée onomatopoeia (from Late Latin onomatopoeia) + -ique -ic; onomatopoeical from onomatopoeic + -al : of, relating to, or characterized by onomatopoeia : imitative in origin : echoic < onomatopoeic words > < onomatopoeic imitation of noises — Cecil Sprigge > • on·o·mat·o·poe·i·cal·ly\-k(ə)lē\adverb