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ungrammatical

un·gram·mat·i·cal
U u

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-gruh-mat-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌʌn grəˈmæt ɪ kəl/
    • /ˌʌn.ɡrə.ˈmæ.tɪk.l̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-gruh-mat-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌʌn grəˈmæt ɪ kəl/

Definitions of ungrammatical word

  • adjective ungrammatical grammatically incorrect or awkward; not conforming to the rules or principles of grammar or accepted usage: an ungrammatical sentence. 1
  • adjective ungrammatical not obeying rules of grammar 1
  • adjective ungrammatical If someone's language is ungrammatical, it is not considered correct because it does not obey the rules of grammar. 0
  • adjective ungrammatical (of a sentence) not regarded as correct by native speakers of the language 0
  • adjective ungrammatical not in accordance with the rules of a grammar 0
See all 5 definitions of ungrammatical

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Origin of ungrammatical

First appearance:

before 1645
One of the 44% oldest English words
First recorded in 1645-55; un-1 + grammatical

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Parts of speech for Ungrammatical

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Ungrammatical

ungrammatical popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ungrammatical usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ungrammatical

adj ungrammatical

  • illiterate — unable to read and write: an illiterate group.

adjective ungrammatical

  • catachrestic — Constituting or related to catachresis.
  • inerudite — Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.
All 3 Synonyms of ungrammatical

Antonyms for ungrammatical

adj ungrammatical

  • grammatical — of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
  • morphological — the branch of biology dealing with the form and structure of organisms.
All 2 Antonyms of ungrammatical

Related words

  • abusage

    wrong or improper use

  • asterisk

    An asterisk is the sign *. It is used especially to indicate that there is further information about something in another part of the text.

  • ill-formed

    badly formed.

  • solecism

    a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.

  • starred

    celebrated, prominent, or distinguished; preeminent: a star basketball player; a star reporter.
All related words to ungrammatical

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