a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as, alliterative poetry. -- Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly, adv. -- Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. iterativus: cf. F. itératif. ] Repeating. Cotgrave. -- It"er*a*tive*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
a. Tending or serving to obliterate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 1. (Gram.) A word expressing repeated or reiterated action. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by repetition; as, dillydally. [ 1913 Webster ]