grammatically

adverb

gram·​mat·​i·​cal·​ly grə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

: 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

Producing grammatically correct Indonesian, Arabic, Swahili or Hindi, however, does not change the underlying worldview through which these systems reason. —Gareth Barkin, The Conversation, 2 Apr. 2026

The exercise started in spring 2023 as Phelps grew frustrated with the reality that students were using generative AI and online translation platforms to churn out grammatically perfect assignments. —ABC News, 31 Mar. 2026

Ways to learn a new language Apps are a good way to learn the basics and proper pronunciation, but many colloquialisms, abbreviations and grammatically informal expressions used by fluent or native speakers aren’t taught on apps or in language classes. —Cody Godwin, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026

But the question of when a grammatically trans term deserves a dictionary entry remains unsettled. —Louis Menand, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for grammatically

• automatically
• democratically
• diplomatically
• enigmatically
• enzymatically
• kinematically
• programmatically
• symptomatically
• systematically
• thermostatically
• climatically
• dogmatically