Solecistic

 [sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh-]  

sol·e·cism

   [sol-uh-siz-uhm, soh-luh-]
noun
1.
a nonstandard or ungrammatical usage, as unflammable and they was.
2.
a breach of good manners or etiquette.
3.
any error, impropriety, or inconsistency.
Origin:
1570–80; < Latin soloecismus < Greek soloikismós, equivalent to sóloik(os) (Sólo(i) a city in Cilicia where a corrupt form of Attic Greek was spoken + -ikos -ic) + -ismos -ism

Related forms
sol·e·cist, noun
sol·e·cis·tic, sol·e·cis·ti·cal, adjective
sol·e·cis·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Can be confused: solecism, solipsism.
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solecism (ˈsɒlɪˌsɪzəm)
 
—n
1.  a.  the nonstandard use of a grammatical construction
 b.  any mistake, incongruity, or absurdity
2.  a violation of good manners
 
[C16: from Latin soloecismus, from Greek soloikismos, from soloikos speaking incorrectly, from Soloi an Athenian colony of Cilicia where the inhabitants spoke a corrupt form of Greek]
 
'solecist
 
—n
 
sole'cistic
 
—adj
 
sole'cistical
 
—adj
 
sole'cistically
 
—adv

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