alphabetic
adjective
al·pha·bet·ic ˌal-fə-ˈbe-tik 
variants or alphabetical
ˌal-fə-ˈbe-ti-kəl
1
usually alphabetical : arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet
2
: of, relating to, or employing an alphabet
alphabetically
ˌal-fə-ˈbe-ti-k(ə-)lē
adverb 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web So how could China make its characters fit into a world dominated by alphabetic languages? 
Hugo Restall, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 Here is an alphabetic look at the other nine former quarterbacks coaching at their alma mater at the FBS level. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 The ballot also will include a list of replacement candidates in randomized alphabetic order. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021 As Lydia Wilson wrote for Smithsonian magazine earlier this year, the evolution of alphabetic writing advanced after the late Bronze Age collapse, around 1200 B.C. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021 Here is an alphabetic look at a handful of them, competition that in some cases will likely carry over to fall camp. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021 The first introduction of the Greek lettering system fascinated many in 2005, which had never been used since the international, rotating alphabetic name system began in 1953. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2021 Some seem to follow an alphabetic theme—Zocavia, Zocania, Zonkim—while others are pure etymological puzzles: Biacolum, Qansi, NYZNIA. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021 Our vocal tract, with its singular configuration of tubes, evolved to expel an alphabetic array of speech sounds at an astonishing rate. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021 See More
Hugo Restall, WSJ, 1 Mar. 2022 Here is an alphabetic look at the other nine former quarterbacks coaching at their alma mater at the FBS level. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 The ballot also will include a list of replacement candidates in randomized alphabetic order. Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2021 As Lydia Wilson wrote for Smithsonian magazine earlier this year, the evolution of alphabetic writing advanced after the late Bronze Age collapse, around 1200 B.C. Livia Gershon, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Apr. 2021 Here is an alphabetic look at a handful of them, competition that in some cases will likely carry over to fall camp. Tom Layberger, Forbes, 9 Mar. 2021 The first introduction of the Greek lettering system fascinated many in 2005, which had never been used since the international, rotating alphabetic name system began in 1953. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2021 Some seem to follow an alphabetic theme—Zocavia, Zocania, Zonkim—while others are pure etymological puzzles: Biacolum, Qansi, NYZNIA. Peter Hessler, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2021 Our vocal tract, with its singular configuration of tubes, evolved to expel an alphabetic array of speech sounds at an astonishing rate. Sabrina Sholts, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2021 See More Word History
First Known Use
1543, in the meaning defined at sense 2
- flips (out)
- flips off
- flips open
- flips out
- FLIR
- flird
- flirs
- flirt
- flirt (with)
- flirt with
- flirt-gill
- flirt-gillian
- flirtable
- flirtation
- Hydrodamalis
- hydrodamalises
- hydrodamalisses
- hydrodesulfurization
- Hydrodictyon
- hydrodiurils
- hydrodynamic
- hydrodynamical
- hydrodynamically
- hydrodynamicist
- hydrodynamicists