ill-formed
Use Ill-formed in a sentence
adjective
1.
badly formed.
2.
Linguistics. not conforming to the rules of a given language; ungrammatical ( opposed to well-formed ).
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| ill-formed | |
adjective | |
| not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage [syn: ungrammatical] [ant: grammatical] |
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Ill-formed
is always a great word to know.
So is hierarchy. Does it mean:
| the system of levels according to which a language is organized, as phonemic, morphemic, syntactic, or semantic |
| the patterns of word formation in a particular language, including inflection, derivation, and composition |
Example sentences
But, as described, it is too ill-formed to have any meaning.
Some writers conclude from this that the question is ill-formed and meaningless.
Doctors are famous for having ill-formed opinions regarding people's health.
But our arms, shoulders, and chests are ill-formed and weak.
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