zeugmatic
/zuɡˈmætɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or involving a zeugma, a figure of speech where a word applies to two others in different senses.
- The sentence 'She opened the door and her heart' is zeugmatic.
- Zeugmatic constructions can be humorous or confusing.
- The poet used a zeugmatic phrase to link the literal and the figurative.