sylleptic

/sɪˈlɛptɪk/
adjective
  1. Relating to or characterized by syllepsis; involving a word used in both a literal and a figurative sense at the same time.
    • Her writing style is highly sylleptic, often playing with multiple meanings in a single phrase.
    • The comedian's sylleptic joke relied on the double meaning of the word 'light.'
    • The teacher explained the sylleptic construction in the poem to the class.
What does "sylleptic" mean? | whatsthatwordmean | whatsthatwordmean