Found 2 items, similar to Metonymic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: metonymic 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]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Metonymic 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. [1913 Webster]