alliterative

[ uh-lit-uh-rey-tiv, -er-uh-tiv ]

/ əˈlɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

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adjective

pertaining to or characterized by alliteration: alliterative verse.

Origin of alliterative

First recorded in 1755–65; alliterat(ion) + -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM alliterative

al·lit·er·a·tive·ly, adverbal·lit·er·a·tive·ness, nounnon·al·lit·er·a·tive, adjectivenon·al·lit·er·a·tive·ly, adverb

non·al·lit·er·a·tive·ness, nounun·al·lit·er·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby alliterative

allision, Allison, Allis's sign, alliterate, alliteration, alliterative, allium, alliumphobia, all joking aside, all kinds of, allmouth

Example sentences from the Web for alliterative

Even his alliterative name had mythic qualities: Ben Bradlee.
Ben Bradlee Was the Last of the Newspaper Giants|Tom Shales|October 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Like Sigurd and Gudrún, The Fall of Arthur is in alliterative verse, a mode last fashionable in the 14th century.
Tolkien’s Unfinished Epic: ‘The Fall of Arthur’|John Garth|May 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“More Mitt,” as Politico reported at least has the virtue of alliterative succinctness.
How Mitt Romney Can Win the First Debate With Obama|Robert Shrum|September 25, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Wat Wynk: an alliterative nick-name like Nicholl Nedy in l. 405.
Fourteenth Century Verse & Prose|Various

Thus we have traced the alliterative measure so low as the sixteenth century.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
The first attempt at a theory of the metrical structure of the alliterative line was made by Lachmann.
A History of English Versification|Jakob Schipper
And Mr. Jones, like some wiser people, was the more pleased with his formula that it had an alliterative sound.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster|Edward Eggleston
But there is a great difference among the alliterative romances.
Medieval English Literature|William Paton Ker