Ungrammatical
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 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.
"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."
Adjective
- 1 not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage wordnet
Example
More examples"These ungrammatical sentences resulted from the application of the additional rule F."
Etymology
From un- + grammatical.