alliterative

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

/ əˈlɪt əˌreɪ tɪv, -ər ə tɪv /

pertaining to or characterized by alliteration: alliterative verse.

Origin of alliterative

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

al·lit·er·a·tive·ly, adverb al·lit·er·a·tive·ness, noun non·al·lit·er·a·tive, adjective non·al·lit·er·a·tive·ly, adverb

non·al·lit·er·a·tive·ness, noun un·al·lit·er·a·tive, adjective

allis's sign, allision, allison, alliterate, alliteration, alliterative, allium, allmouth, allness, allo-, allo.

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