Ungrammatical

Quick meaning: Ungrammatical is an adjective meaning (linguistics) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage.

Meaning

(linguistics) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable or incorrect usage.

Example Sentences

That comment seemed to anger Ingraham, who called James’ view a “barely intelligible, not to mention ungrammatical take on President Trump.”

My Greek is not the tongue of Homer or Aeschylus but a sloppy ungrammatical sabir lacking Attic salt and tending to a saccharinity which sets my teeth on edge.

While adopting the pronoun as a nonbinary description is vastly preferable for some, Merriam-Webster says, there has also been some debate that it is ungrammatical.

Synonyms for ungrammatical

Depending on context, synonyms include agrammatical, ungrammatic, ill-formed.

Antonyms for ungrammatical

Common opposites include grammatical, well-formed, cowbird.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ill-formed, hypercorrect, uncorrect, unproper, violated, improper.

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