unidiomatic

adjective

un·​id·​i·​o·​mat·​ic ˌən-ˌi-dē-ə-ˈma-tik 

: not conforming to established or accepted idiom : not idiomatic

unidiomatic language

a wordy and unidiomatic expression

unidiomatically

ˌən-ˌi-dē-ə-ˈma-ti-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

Examples of unidiomatic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

When Vance does address specifically Catholic subject matter, his language is in some cases awkward and in almost all curiously unidiomatic. — Matthew Walther, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1822, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unidiomatic

• adiabatic
• aristocratic
• asymptomatic
• axiomatic
• diagrammatic
• diaphragmatic
• electrostatic
• endolymphatic
• epigrammatic
• homeostatic
• idiomatic
• magnetostatic