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

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And learning the grammatical structures of Latin and Greek helped him in his volunteer work teaching English to women in Afghanistan. —Jon Marcus, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

see grammar

First Known Use

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing grammatical

• grammatical gender
• grammatical meaning

Rhymes for grammatical

• dogmatical
• fanatical
• sabbatical
• emblematical
• enigmatical
• kinematical
• mathematical
• problematical
• ungrammatical
• statical

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