Metonymic \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See {Metonymy}.] Used by way of metonymy. -- {Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly}, adv.
metonymic adj : using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated; "to say `he spent the evening reading Shakespeare' is metonymic because it substitutes the author himself for the author's works" [syn: {metonymical}]