acronymic

American  

[ak-ruh-nim-ik] / ˌæk rəˈnɪm ɪk /

adjective

1. expressed as or being an acronym.

2. relating to, using, or full of acronyms.

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Other Word Forms

• acronymical adjective
• acronymically adverb
• nonacronymic adjective

Example Sentences

Like the film’s acronymic title, Barish was raised by a deaf parent, her mother, now 85.

From Seattle Times

That the Ellis Unit, which used to house death row in Texas, greeted visitors with a perplexing acronymic sign: “Everyone lives longer if safety is first.”

From New York Times

The T&G tried to hold on to its classified-advertising section by wading into the shallow waters of the Internet, at telegram.com, where it was called, acronymically, and not a little desperately, “TANGO!”

From The New Yorker

Well before the present glut of studios with acronymic titles, H&dM garnered international attention in the 1990s as a relative rarity in a profession then dominated by big-name lone wolves.

From The Wall Street Journal

By total coincidence, this week we present the results of our contest for limericks featuring words beginning “gl-” through “go-” — which included Jesse’s use of “GOAT” in its new, acronymic sense.

From Washington Post