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nongrammatical

adjective

Definition of nongrammaticalnext
as in ungrammatical

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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
  1. ungrammatical
  2. uneducated
  3. substandard
  4. regional
  5. incorrect
  6. dialectical
  7. unlearned
  8. nonstandard
Adjective
  • The notes were vintage O’Keeffe—brief, vivid, enlightening, and, yes, often ungrammatical, but brilliantly so.
    — Calvin Tomkins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
  • 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
Definition of ungrammatical
Adjective
  • As a peripheral community grows around them, this lawless terrain is suddenly subject to boundaries and contracts and taxes; both uneducated and illiterate, Isak and Inger are ill prepared for such societal evolution.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The gang members preyed on girls and women who were poor and uneducated with few job prospects and forced them into prostitution, authorities said at the time.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of uneducated
Adjective
  • Many were found to be substandard, overpriced or not built at all.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Detroit has more than enough weapons to bounce back from a 9-8 season that was considered substandard for this era of the team.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of substandard
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, repairs to a crucial Saudi Arabian oil pipeline that was struck in an attack last week could last three to five weeks, putting it mostly out of service, two regional officials said.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Targeting Inbound Migration And Job Growth​ Investors can leverage regional shifts by focusing on secondary and tertiary markets instead of massive metropolitan areas.
    — Justin Donald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of regional
Adjective
  • There is no doubt this one will be chalked up as an incorrect decision in the eyes of the KMI panel.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier reports that the fire was caused by damage to the Tesla’s lithium-ion battery may be incorrect, Brown said.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of incorrect
Adjective
  • The dialectic moves between crashing despair and hovering hope.
    — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
  • Firpi concluded that Saenz should receive dialectical behavioral therapy, or DBT, an intensive therapy originally developed for self-harming women with borderline personality disorder that is now also used to treat PTSD, eating disorders and substance use.
    — Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2026
Definition of dialectical
Adjective
  • Error patterns go untracked, lessons go unlearned and misaligned agents continue to operate unchecked.
    — Victoria Chin, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026
  • De-Stalinization was quick and brutal, with history having the last say — a lesson guaranteed to go unlearned.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 15 Feb. 2026
Definition of unlearned
Adjective
  • This can even affect nonstandard English speakers or people who speak a variety of English that differs from the mainstream varieties privileged in courts and schools.
    — Carol Rose Little, The Conversation, 12 June 2026
  • Diamonds with nonstandard colors are more difficult to value, as the principle of supply and demand applies here.
    — Rodion Ksonzenko, Forbes.com, 4 May 2026
Definition of nonstandard

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“Nongrammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nongrammatical. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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