as in ungrammatical
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Adjective
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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 -
That could be useful for conversations where telegraphic, ungrammatical messages would come off as impolite.—
Tom Simonite,
Wired,
18 Oct. 2020
Adjective
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They were kept illiterate, by law.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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This was particularly important given that much of their peasant audience was illiterate, Palmer explains.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Secondary school students in less affluent states will find themselves with substandard educational offerings that may serve as handicaps when those students compete with those who have benefited from enriched educational opportunities provided in wealthier states.—
Blake D. Morant,
Forbes.com,
25 Aug. 2025
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There were allegations of billing irregularities and substandard care.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Unidiomatic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unidiomatic. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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