grammatically

adverb

gram·​mat·​i·​cal·​ly grə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē How to pronounce grammatically (audio)
: in a way pertaining to grammar : with regard to grammar or in accordance with grammatical rules
speaking grammatically
a grammatically complex sentence
Two Welsh men who were busted for possession of marijuana were spared jail time by a judge who commended their grammatically correct text messages.Rachel DeSantis
Just as we teach children how to ride bikes by putting them on a bicycle, we need to teach students how to write grammatically by letting them write.Michelle Navarre Cleary

Examples of grammatically in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Each is a lone wolf, however, and as the grammatically incorrect title Wolfs suggests (justice for proper pluralization of nouns!), being saddled with a partner is not their preferred state of being. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2024 Many point out that Spanish is grammatically patriarchal. Jorge Ramirez Gomez, The Mercury News, 27 June 2024 Among the elements the online audience called out at the time were the theme song’s Spanish being grammatically incorrect, the name of the show’s fictional town being a reference to earthquakes and even the yellow tint of the skyline. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024 Despite challenges in workload management during peak times, its reputation for well-researched, grammatically sound papers remains strong, evidenced by numerous positive reviews and our own satisfactory experience. Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grammatically 

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of grammatically was in the 15th century

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“Grammatically.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grammatically. Accessed 14 Oct. 2024.

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