nongrammatical
adjective
non·gram·mat·i·cal
ˌnän-grə-ˈma-ti-kəl 
: not grammatical:
a
: not of or relating to grammar
the nongrammatical features of language
b
: not following rules of grammar : ungrammatical
a nongrammatical sentence
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Runyon is writing in a nongrammatical, break-the-rules style.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
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First Known Use
1888, in the meaning defined above
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“Nongrammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nongrammatical. Accessed 4 Dec. 2023.
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