alliterative
adjective
al·lit·er·a·tive
ə-ˈli-tə-rə-tiv 
-tə-ˌrā-tiv
: of, relating to, or marked by alliteration
alliteratively
adverb
Examples of alliterative in a Sentence
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Despite the alliterative moniker, the group is more of a loose affiliation of litter-pickers who have found community — and share their bounty — on the website Reddit.
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2023
Alliteration was used as a formal structure in many Indo-European languages, known as alliterative verse.
—USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
Junior defender Mackenzie Loomis has the perfect alliterative name for St. Charles East.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2023
The answer to this week’s contest crossword is an alliterative cartoon character who would have made a good sixth theme answer.
—WSJ, 4 May 2023
Journalism necessitates concision on a level that I’m not used to because informational language isn’t supposed to be flamboyant, flowery, frolicsome or alliterative – it’s supposed to convey information.
—Terah Bennett, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022
Nothing captured the imagination more than the alliterative vitamin vault, where shoppers could forage for calcium supplements and krill oil in the same setting that bank patrons once retrieved diamonds and stashed cash.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
My alliterative schema for the various listening environments, designed to be annoyingly mnemonic, is corner, club, cathedral, and cocoon.
—Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
Another stenographer was aptly named Tessie Finger and partnered to a secretary whose name was the delightfully alliterative, pleasure-proclaiming Lee Lustgarden.
—WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022
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Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2023
Alliteration was used as a formal structure in many Indo-European languages, known as alliterative verse.
—USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
Junior defender Mackenzie Loomis has the perfect alliterative name for St. Charles East.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2023
The answer to this week’s contest crossword is an alliterative cartoon character who would have made a good sixth theme answer.
—WSJ, 4 May 2023
Journalism necessitates concision on a level that I’m not used to because informational language isn’t supposed to be flamboyant, flowery, frolicsome or alliterative – it’s supposed to convey information.
—Terah Bennett, oregonlive, 4 Aug. 2022
Nothing captured the imagination more than the alliterative vitamin vault, where shoppers could forage for calcium supplements and krill oil in the same setting that bank patrons once retrieved diamonds and stashed cash.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Dec. 2022
My alliterative schema for the various listening environments, designed to be annoyingly mnemonic, is corner, club, cathedral, and cocoon.
—Sasha Frere-Jones, Harper’s Magazine , 9 Nov. 2022
Another stenographer was aptly named Tessie Finger and partnered to a secretary whose name was the delightfully alliterative, pleasure-proclaiming Lee Lustgarden.
—WIRED, 25 Aug. 2022
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Word History
Etymology
First Known Use
1751, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near alliterative
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“Alliterative.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alliterative. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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