grammatical

[ gruh-mat-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of or relating to grammar:

   grammatical analysis.

2. conforming to standard usage:

   grammatical speech.

grammatical

/ ɡrəˈmætɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or relating to grammar
2. (of a sentence) well formed; regarded as correct and acceptable by native speakers of the language

Derived Forms

• gramˈmatically, adverb
• gramˈmaticalness, noun

Other Words From

• gram·mati·cal·ly adverb
• anti·gram·mati·cal adjective
• anti·gram·mati·cal·ly adverb
• anti·gram·mati·cal·ness noun
• hyper·gram·mati·cal adjective
• hyper·gram·mati·cal·ly adverb
• hyper·gram·mati·cal·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of grammatical¹

1520–30; < Latin grammatic ( us ) (< Greek grammatikós knowing one's letters, equivalent to grammat-, stem of grámma letter + -ikos -ic ) + -al ¹

Example Sentences

While he found it thematically rich, it was the use of narration in different grammatical persons to express distinct perspectives that most intrigued him.

From Los Angeles Times

Aleksandr Valentij of cybersecurity company Surfshark suggested checking the sender’s email address carefully to see if it doesn’t precisely match the name of the organization they purportedly represent, and looking for typos or grammatical errors — two telltale signs of a scam.

From Los Angeles Times

Unlike his boss, Vance is fully literate and capable of writing grammatical sentences without random capitalizations.

From Salon

Especially in Japan, where English language tests are often required for university admission and students closely follow advice on how to achieve high scores on these tests, a "good essay" is often seen as one that demonstrates a high level of grammatical complexity.

From Science Daily

Emphasizing this point, the ability to express complex meaning was strongly correlated only with using diverse expressions and the ability to modify their meaning, but not with grammatical features.

From Science Daily

Related Words

• linguistic
• semantic