grammatical

adjective

gram·​mat·​i·​cal grə-ˈma-ti-kəl How to pronounce grammatical (audio)
1
: of or relating to grammar
2
: conforming to the rules of grammar
a grammatical sentence
grammaticality noun
grammaticalness noun

Examples of grammatical in a Sentence

That sentence is not grammatical.
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The twist was that half of the samples contained grammatical errors. Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Jan. 2025 This method effectively teaches grammatical rules deductively, enhancing students’ comprehension and ability to construct correct sentences. Geoffrey Alphonso, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Transcriptions of episodes of the Outside Podcast are created with a mix of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain some grammatical errors or slight deviations from the audio. Outside Online, 18 Dec. 2024 The impossible is made possible merely by an inflection of grammatical mood. Teresa Grøtan (tr. Caroline Waight), The Dial, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grammatical 

Word History

Etymology

see grammar

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of grammatical was in 1530

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“Grammatical.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grammatical. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.

Kids Definition

grammatical

adjective
gram·​mat·​i·​cal grə-ˈmat-i-kəl How to pronounce grammatical (audio)
1
: of or relating to grammar
2
: conforming to the rules of grammar
a grammatical sentence
grammaticality noun
grammatically adverb
grammaticalness noun
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