grammatical
- of or relating to grammar: grammatical analysis.
- conforming to standard usage: grammatical speech.
Origin of grammatical
Examples from the Web for grammatically
Contemporary Examples of grammatically
Breaking the offending sentence into two sentences is grammatically correct but often rhythmically wrong.
My apologies if the tenses in the preceeding sentence are grammatically incorrect.
In principle, the more correct way to speak is the way that we should write—in complete sentences, grammatically correct, etc.
And, judging by the titles, they're not written by the most grammatically proficient users.
Historical Examples of grammatically
How, it may be replied, can we with propriety say, grammatically incorrect?
The VerbalistThomas Embly Osmun, (AKA Alfred Ayres)
"Yes, it's me," he said, more cheerfully than grammatically.
A Widow's Tale and Other StoriesMrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
It is not every man in your walk in life who can write as grammatically as you have dreamed.
The DreamersJohn Kendrick Bangs
But French is thoroughly and grammatically taught in America.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of PolitenessFlorence Hartley
Grammatically, line 72 is an example of the absolute construction, common in Latin.
Milton's ComusJohn Milton
grammatical
- of or relating to grammar
- (of a sentence) well formed; regarded as correct and acceptable by native speakers of the language
Word Origin and History for grammatically
grammatical
1520s, from Middle French grammatical and directly from Late Latin grammaticalis "of a scholar," from grammaticus "pertaining to grammar" (see grammar). Related: Grammatically (c.1400).