adv. [f. prec. + -LY2. Cf. late L. synecdochicē.] In a synecdochical manner; by synecdoche.
1609. Bell, Theoph. & Remig., 111. So that Christ vndoubtedly meaneth all the scriptures of the old Testament, when synecdochically he meaneth [read nameth] onely the Prophets.
1646. Sir T. Browne, Pseud. Ep., VI. i. 280. So is it said that Christ was three dayes in the grave … which … must be taken Synechdochically, or by understanding a part for an whole day.
1679. C. Nesse, Antichrist, 71. All the world is synecdochically taken for the most parts of it.
1709. Chandler, Effort agst. Bigotry, 7. By Meat and Drink are Synecdochically comprehended all other Things of like Nature.
1837. Wheelwright, trans. Aristoph., II. 32, note. The miseries of war, for which shields are put synecdochically.
1911. H. S. Harrison, Queed, xvii. The eyes (which you use synecdochically to represent the character).
