onomatopoetic
adjective
1. of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
Similar word(s): onomatopoeic
2. (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
Similar word(s): echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical