ungrammaticality

noun

The state or quality of being ungrammatical.

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Meanings

nounungrammaticality (countable and uncountable, plural ungrammaticalities)

plural ungrammaticalities

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being ungrammatical.

    Though the ungrammaticality of split verbs is an urban legend, it found its way into The Texas Law Review Manual on Style, which is the arbiter of usage for many law review journals.

    2009 January 22, Steven Pinker, “Oaf of Office”, in New York Times
  2. countableAn ungrammatical statement or utterance.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
ingrammaticism

Origin

From ungrammatical + -ity.

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Translations

Polish niegramatyczność, agramatyczność
  • niegramatycznośćTranslations
  • agramatycznośćTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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