metonymously

metonymously

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English metonymy
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-der.
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English metonymous
Proto-Indo-European *leyg-
Proto-Germanic *līkąder.
Proto-Germanic *-līkaz
Proto-Germanic *-ê
Proto-Germanic *-līkê
Old English -līċe
Middle English -ly
English -ly
English metonymously

    From metonymous + -ly.

    Adverb

    metonymously (comparative more metonymously, superlative most metonymously)

    1. Synonym of metonymically, by means of metonymy.
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