acronymic

1 7.2

Text or talk that uses short names made from the first letters of words, like NASA

adjective
/ˌækrəˈnɪmɪk/

: acrónimo

After almost a decade of these books, here is the unvarnished, frank, candid, pellucid, and wholly unadulterated acronymic truth: GTINFFAA.

Examples

The UK word is omnishambles ("a situation that has been comprehensively mismanaged"), while the US word is the acronymic verb GIF ("to create a GIF file of an image or video sequence, especially relating to an event").

Blog text (31)
In the meeting, several acronymic terms were used to refer to different programs, making it hard for newcomers to keep up.
They'll come up with some acronymic, you know, omnibus bill that spells out groomer or something like that.
The other agencies of the Department had their own acronymic titles, including the IG, OBEMLA, OVAE, OSERS, and OCR.

Academic text (1995)
"Frills," as the shoestring organization is called with acronymic irony, boasts a staff of three attorneys and six paralegals to serve a half-million Florida farm workers.

Academic text (1993)
The report was filled with acronymic phrases that represented various government agencies, which confused many readers.
His presentation included many acronymic references that highlighted the importance of brevity in technical communication.

Synonyms

acronymous

vsacronymic

8.7

Using many short names made from first letters, like CEO or FAQ

is the same meaning but uses a different adjective ending

Surface Forms

acronymic positive

Morphology

acronymic = acronym (transparent) = acronym + ic

Regular derivation: the adjective is formed by adding the productive suffix '-ic' to the noun 'acronym', yielding a predictable meaning.

Etymology

Acronymic comes from acro- ('top' or 'first') and -onym ('name'), so an acronym is a 'name' made from the 'first letters' of a phrase like NASA. That's why an acronymic text is full of short names and can be hard to read if you don't know them.