In a manner that uses or involves antonomasia; by way of substituting a descriptive term for a proper name.
Formed by adding the adverbial suffix '-ly' to antonomastical. This creates an adverb describing how something is done or expressed through the rhetorical device of antonomasia. The '-ly' suffix derives from Old English '-liche,' meaning 'in the manner of.'
When a sports announcer calls an athlete 'the GOAT' (Greatest Of All Time) antonomastically rather than using their name, they're employing this impressive term! It's a great example of how we naturally use descriptive substitutions to add emotion and emphasis to speech.
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