ungrammatical
grammatically incorrect or awkward; not conforming to the rules or principles of grammar or accepted usage: an ungrammatical sentence.
Origin of ungrammatical
1Other words from ungrammatical
- un·gram·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use ungrammatical in a sentence
Never pain another person by correcting, before others, a word or phrase mispronounced or ungrammatically constructed.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyOn the other hand, the people who dwell in the mountainous districts speak with a harsh accent, and very ungrammatically.
But if a man accustoms himself to write ungrammatically, of necessity his art will be corrupted and destroyed.
"You are both two ignorant young fools," Mr. Claybourne exploded ungrammatically.
I Walked in Arden | Jack Crawford"May I express my pleasure at meeting you, Mrs. Rose—and also to see you look so well," he added heartily, if ungrammatically.
The Making of a Soul | Kathlyn Rhodes
British Dictionary definitions for ungrammatical
/ (ˌʌnɡrəˈmætɪkəl) /
(of a sentence) not regarded as correct by native speakers of the language
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