alliterativelyadv.
/əˈlɪt(ə)rətᵻvli/, U.S. /əˈlɪdərədᵻvli/, /əˈlɪdəˌreɪdᵻvli/ In an alliterative manner; with alliteration.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > figure of speech > figures of structure or thought > [adverb] > by alliteration
alliteratively1778
1778 Crit. Rev. May 384 They find the ‘pensive Nithisdale (most alliteratively) leaning against a pale poplar’.
1823 W. Hone Anc. Myst. Described 25 Mary is greatly astonished, and she is thus alliteratively addressed by the Angel, ‘Mayde, most mercyfull, and mekest in mende.’
1881 Punch 19 Mar. 124 Alliteratively..described as ‘beastly bellowing.’
1935 O. Sitwell Penny Foolish 244 One well-known English lady..was asked, very solemnly, what had interested her most in America, and replied alliteratively: ‘The drains and the dancing.’
1994 Minnesota Monthly July 24/1 Stop and stay at the alliteratively named Pillow, Pillar and Pine B&B.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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