nongrammatical

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Recent Examples of nongrammatical Runyon is writing in a nongrammatical, break-the-rules style. San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nongrammatical
Adjective
  • But if language exemplifies the human capacity for internalizing grammatical conventions, then my moment of rule-breaking does not in fact expose some ungrammatical first nature.
    Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
  • And in general, the A.I. bots were useful for sharpening prose and cleaning up clunky, ungrammatical sentences.
    Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2023
Adjective
  • This Court finds that Respondent’s lack of candor on his I-485 was not an oversight by an uninformed, uneducated applicant.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 18 Sep. 2025
  • As Plato once described, Socrates taught an uneducated boy how to double the area of a square.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Either way, these tech vendors had established a history of getting customers to adopt substandard technology in order to close a deal.
    Chris Degnan, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
  • For such a popular restaurant, Matsuri tolerates a lot of flies, unwashed walls and substandard handwashing, as detailed in a Miami Herald story this week on last week’s inspection.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the festival, visitors can participate in regional cultural tours through the Freedom Journey app.
    Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Given the riskier threat environment in East Asia due to China’s regional hegemonic ambitions and North Korea’s nuclear saber-rattling, Tokyo has little negotiating leverage.
    Jeff Kingston, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • In April, the sheriff disclosed further issues, including incorrect citation numbers and amounts.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Aerating in the incorrect season could have negative consequences for your lawn.
    Lauren David, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • But a novel requires a dialectical thinking and a dialectic reasoning.
    Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Kirsh sets the tone for the brainier side of this episode via two of this episode’s punchier scenes — ones where the dialectic dialogue really pops.
    Noel Murray, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • But like any socialized behavior, this mindset can be unlearned.
    Ruth Oh Reitmeier, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Those afflicted with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often behave in a manner which the unlearned (or uncaring) will immediately label as criminal.
    Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 6 Sep. 2024
Adjective
  • Platforms powered by compounders offering medications Big Pharma never prioritized: low-cost combo topicals, precise dosing, and nonstandard formats that reflect real-world patient needs.
    Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
  • The buttons for switching between these sections are across the bottom of the interface, which is itself nonstandard (most people would look to the top of the interface).
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 June 2025

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“Nongrammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongrammatical. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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