The Collaborative International Dictionary
Metonymic \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See Metonymy.] Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that of another with which it is closely associated. -- Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly, adv.
Wiktionary
a. Of, or relating to, a word or phrase that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object. n. A metonym.
WordNet
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]
Usage examples of "metonymic".
All told, some forty such metonymic references are made to Agafya, whose moving elbows, bare neck, bare arms, bare shoulders, and well-developed bosom describe a very important anatomical inventory whose sum is far greater than its parts.
On Grand Rounds, he maintains the current catalog only by metonymic shorthand.
His comment had been made purely from a humorous and the next word seemed to cause the presenter some trouble metonymic perspective, and he unconditionally rejected any literal interpretation that might be placed on it.