ungrammatical

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

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 grammar grammatical

Etymology

Formed from un-, 'not,' and grammatical. Grammatical derives through Latin from Greek grammatikos, 'concerning letters or writing.'

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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