US /ˌʌn.ɡrəˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/ UK /ˌʌn.ɡrəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/
adj Freq #141422

Meanings

  1. 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.'

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