GRAMMATICAL

grammatical, well-formed

(adjective) conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers; “spoke in grammatical sentences”

grammatical, grammatic

(adjective) of or pertaining to grammar; “the grammatic structure of a sentence”; “grammatical rules”; “grammatical gender”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

grammatical (comparative more grammatical, superlative most grammatical)

Not breaching any constraints of the grammar, or morpho-syntax, of the relevant language.

Of or pertaining to grammar.

Synonyms

• grammatic

Antonyms

• (acceptable): ungrammatical

Source: Wiktionary

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Gram*mat"ic*al, a. Etym: [L. grammaticus, grammaticalis; Gr. grammatical. See Grammar.]

1. Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as, a grammatical rule.

2. According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct; as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is not grammatical. -- Gram*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.

– Gram*mat"ic*al*ness, n.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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