grammatical

adjective

gram·​mat·​i·​cal grə-ˈma-ti-kəl 

1

: of or relating to grammar

2

: conforming to the rules of grammar

a grammatical sentence

grammaticality

grə-ˌma-tə-ˈka-lə-tē 

noun

grammaticalness

grə-ˈma-ti-kəl-nəs 

noun

Examples of grammatical in a Sentence

That sentence is not grammatical.

Recent Examples on the Web

Analyze the content: Be wary of messages with urgent subjects, grammatical errors, or strange URLs. —Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 19 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, 16 Jan. 2025

Don’t overlook the small but critical details, like addressing the right company or triple-checking for spelling and grammatical errors. —Julia Korn, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

Learning a new language involves getting your words mixed up, struggling to learn grammatical rules and butchering the accent. —Carl Anka, The Athletic, 13 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

see grammar

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grammatical

• grammatical gender
• grammatical meaning

Kids Definition

grammatical

adjective

gram·​mat·​i·​cal grə-ˈmat-i-kəl 

1

: of or relating to grammar

2

: conforming to the rules of grammar

a grammatical sentence

grammaticality

-ˌmat-ə-ˈkal-ət-ē 

noun

grammatically

-ˈmat-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb

grammaticalness

-kəl-nəs 

noun