ungrammatical

[ uhn-gruh-mat-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. grammatically incorrect or awkward; not conforming to the rules or principles of grammar or accepted usage:

   an ungrammatical sentence.

ungrammatical

/ ˌʌnɡrəˈmætɪkəl /

adjective

1. (of a sentence) not regarded as correct by native speakers of the language

Other Words From

• ungram·mati·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ungrammatical¹

First recorded in 1645–55; un- ¹ + grammatical

Example Sentences

Smothers died on Dec. 26, and that same day, a new book with a clunky and ungrammatical title became available on Amazon: “Tom Smothers: Revealing 4 Untold Truth About Half of Smothers Brother.”

From New York Times

He is still blowing ungrammatical hot air on Truth Social while his minions swoon in cultish ecstasy, so there's a tendency to assume none of this matters.

From Salon

The everyday Republican voters who issue ungrammatical and fact-averse defenses of their beloved orange demagogue are a forever mystery.

From Salon

And in general, the A.I. bots were useful for sharpening prose and cleaning up clunky, ungrammatical sentences.

From New York Times

Part Donald Trump and part Howard Beale, McCarthy seemed to think that what Republicans crave is rage — partisan, purposeless, inchoate and ungrammatical rage.

From Washington Post