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ungrammatical

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un·gram·mat·i·cal  (ngr-mt-kl)
adj.
1. Not in accord with the rules of grammar.
2. Not in accord with standard or socially prestigious linguistic usage.
ungram·mati·cali·ty (-kl-t) n.
ungram·mati·cal·ly adv.
ungrammatical [ˌʌngrəˈmætɪkəl]
adj
(Linguistics / Grammar) (of a sentence) not regarded as correct by native speakers of the language
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Adj.1.ungrammatical - not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage
ill-formed
well-formed, grammatical - conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; "spoke in grammatical sentences"
Translations
ungrammatical [ˈʌngrəˈmætɪkəl] ADJ → incorrecto desde el punto de vista gramatical
ungrammatical
adj → ungrammatisch, grammatikalisch falsch; she does tend to be ungrammatical at times → sie drückt sich manchmal grammatikalisch falsch aus
ungrammatical [ˌʌngrəˈmætɪk/əl] adj → sgrammaticato/a, scorretto/a
ungrammatical [ˌʌngrəˈmætɪk/əl] adj → sgrammaticato/a, scorretto/a


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