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
Rachel DeSantisJust 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
Michelle Navarre Cleary
Examples of grammatically in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
While generative AI chatbots frequently produce inaccurate information, the technology has rapidly become extremely adept at mimicking convincing and grammatically correct writing.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
The computer program then writes a grammatically correct diary entry based on those replies.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
The stereotypes about Miami, however, do not make the dialect that has evolved over the years any less valid or grammatically complex than other dialects, according to Carter.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
And then various editors went through three or four rounds to fix the grammar, and finally, there is a version that is grammatically acceptable.
—David Allen, New York Times, 20 June 2023
According to the researchers, all of ChatGPT’s responses were grammatically correct, and nearly all of them contained only one joke.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 June 2023
ChatGPT can write grammatically correct copy for them.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 25 May 2023
Not many of us, thumbing away on our phones, would compose such a grammatically coherent, cleanly punctuated missive, without an abbreviation, emoji or autocorrect snafu in sight.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 May 2023
In the days when paper airplane tickets were ubiquitous, airlines were happy to print unpleasant truths on the back, albeit in grammatically tortured, microscopic print.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
Kevin Collier, NBC News, 9 Jan. 2024
The computer program then writes a grammatically correct diary entry based on those replies.
—Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 2 Feb. 2024
The stereotypes about Miami, however, do not make the dialect that has evolved over the years any less valid or grammatically complex than other dialects, according to Carter.
—Raquel Coronell Uribe, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2023
And then various editors went through three or four rounds to fix the grammar, and finally, there is a version that is grammatically acceptable.
—David Allen, New York Times, 20 June 2023
According to the researchers, all of ChatGPT’s responses were grammatically correct, and nearly all of them contained only one joke.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 June 2023
ChatGPT can write grammatically correct copy for them.
—James Rundle, WSJ, 25 May 2023
Not many of us, thumbing away on our phones, would compose such a grammatically coherent, cleanly punctuated missive, without an abbreviation, emoji or autocorrect snafu in sight.
—A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 May 2023
In the days when paper airplane tickets were ubiquitous, airlines were happy to print unpleasant truths on the back, albeit in grammatically tortured, microscopic print.
—Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2023
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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 18 Apr. 2024.
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