ungrammatical C1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words US /ˌʌn.ɡrəˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/ UK /ˌʌn.ɡrəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ See IPA manual Freq #141422 Meanings 1 adj not following the accepted grammar rules of a language The sentence is understandable but ungrammatical in standard English. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not following the accepted... incorrectill-formednonstandard ↔ Opposites grammaticalwell-formedcorrect Word family Derived forms ungrammaticallyungrammaticality Related forms grammargrammatical Etymology Formed from un-, 'not,' and grammatical. Grammatical derives through Latin from Greek grammatikos, 'concerning letters or writing.' Topics Grammar & Function Words External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ungrammatical **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌʌn.ɡrəˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌʌn.ɡrəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ **Frequency rank:** 141422 ## Meanings 1. not following the accepted grammar rules of a language ## Examples - The sentence is understandable but ungrammatical in standard English. ## Synonyms - ill-formed - incorrect - nonstandard ## Antonyms - grammatical - well-formed - correct ## Derived Forms - ungrammatically - ungrammaticality ## Related Forms - grammar - grammatical ## Etymology Formed from un-, 'not,' and grammatical. Grammatical derives through Latin from Greek grammatikos, 'concerning letters or writing.' ## Topics - Grammar & Function Words markdown