acrostical

Variant of acrostic

acrostic definition

acros·tic (ə krôs′tik, -kräs′-)

noun

a verse or arrangement of words in which certain letters in each line, such as the first or last, when taken in order spell out a word, motto, etc.

Etymology: Gr akrostichos < akros (see acro-) + stichos, line of verse

adjective

of or like an acrostic
also acrostical acros′·ti·cal

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