metonymic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated
    metonymical.
    • to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works

WordNet

Met`o*nym"ic, Met`o*nym"ic*al adjective (Also<
  • Metonymic
  • Metonymical
)
Etymology
See Metonymy.
Definitions
  1. Used by way of metonymy. -- Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly, adv.

Webster 1913