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

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This story was updated to correct a grammatical error. Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025 Teachers and professors require academic assignments to be clearly written, follow standard grammatical rules, cite relevant and legitimate sources, and make coherent arguments. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2025 The days of good old-fashioned phishing attacks using email messages laden with spelling and grammatical errors, informing you of a bogus lottery win or an unexpected inheritance, are long over. Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2025 The film exists without it, but this shot is such a strong grammatical way of defining the visual language of the film. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 18 Feb. 2025 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 17 Apr. 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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