metonymically

Adverb

Meaning

in a metonymic manner

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

blockade embargo figuratively metonymic metonymical metonymously

Antonyms

literally

Examples

Plischke, p. 467. Since May 1947, it has occupied the Harry S. Truman Building in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington; the State Department is therefore sometimes metonymically referred to as "Foggy Bottom." citation Alex Carmine. Source: Internet

The yew was an important material in the making of bows, and the word ýr, "yew", is often used metonymically to refer to bows. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

metonym metonymic metonymical metonymize metonymous metonymously