grammatical

adjective

gram·​mat·​i·​cal grə-ˈma-ti-kəl 

1

: of or relating to grammar

2

: conforming to the rules of grammar

a grammatical sentence

grammaticality

grə-ˌma-tə-ˈka-lə-tē 

noun

grammaticalness

grə-ˈma-ti-kəl-nəs 

noun

Examples of grammatical in a Sentence

That sentence is not grammatical.

Recent Examples on the Web

Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors. —Steve Bender, Southern Living, 28 June 2025

Legitimate organizations rarely make glaring spelling or grammatical errors in customer communications. —Zak Doffman, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025

Editor’s Note: Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio. —Outside Online, 18 June 2025

Even the most seasoned writers and editors benefit from platforms like Hemingway Editor, which double-check for structural and grammatical errors. —John Hall, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025

Word History

Etymology

see grammar

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grammatical

• grammatical gender
• grammatical meaning

Rhymes for grammatical

• dogmatical
• fanatical
• sabbatical
• emblematical
• enigmatical
• kinematical
• mathematical
• problematical
• ungrammatical
• statical

Kids Definition

grammatical

adjective

gram·​mat·​i·​cal grə-ˈmat-i-kəl 

1

: of or relating to grammar

2

: conforming to the rules of grammar

a grammatical sentence

grammaticality

-ˌmat-ə-ˈkal-ət-ē 

noun

grammatically

-ˈmat-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

grammaticalness

-kəl-nəs 

noun