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non-grammatical adjective (alsonongrammatical)uk /ˌnɒn.ɡrəˈmæt.ɪ.kəl/ us /ˌnɑːn.ɡrəˈmæt̬.ɪ.kəl/ not relating to grammar(= the rules about how words change their form and combine with other words to make sentences) or not obeying the rules of grammar: Some grammatical aspects of a language are learnt at the same rate as non-grammatical elements. The system has been trained to detect non-grammatical constructions and suggest corrections. The children performed better on the nongrammatical tests than on the grammatical ones. He took exception to the criticism that his interview contained many non-grammatical utterances. The feedback on my essay was brutal, describing it as poorly structured, non-grammatical, and full of vague assertions. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistics: grammatical terms ablative apposition appositive appositively attributively collocate concord dative feminine genitive indirect object inflected nominal plural post-modifier postposition postpositional postpositive postpositively syntax |