nonstandardly

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adverb

In a nonstandard manner.

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Meanings

adverbnonstandardly (comparative more nonstandardly, superlative most nonstandardly)

comparative more nonstandardly · superlative most nonstandardly

  1. In a nonstandard manner.

    Men, however, are likely to underreport their use of standard forms, and to claim that they speak more nonstandardly than they really do.

    1999, Suzanne Romaine, Communicating gender

Origin

From nonstandard + -ly.

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APA

nonstandardly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstandardly

MLA

“nonstandardly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstandardly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonstandardly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonstandardly.

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