idiomatic

[ id-ee-uh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk /

peculiar to or characteristic of a particular language or dialect: idiomatic French.

containing or using many idioms.

having a distinct style or character, especially in the arts: idiomatic writing; an idiomatic composer.

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Also id·i·o·mat·i·cal.

1705–15; < Late Greek idiōmatikós, equivalent to idiōmat- (stem of idíōma) idiom + -ikos -ic

id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbid·i·o·mat·i·cal·ness, id·i·o·ma·tic·i·ty

[id-ee-oh-muh-tis-i-tee] /ˌɪd i oʊ məˈtɪs ɪ ti/, nounnon·id·i·o·mat·ic, adjectivenon·id·i·o·mat·i·cal, adjective

non·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverbnon·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ness, nounun·id·i·o·mat·ic, adjectiveun·id·i·o·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb

Colin answered him more quickly and idiomatically than Sir Henry had expected.
Babylon, Volume 2 (of 3)|Grant Allen
It is so idiomatically conceived for orchestra that only the barest idea can be gained from a pianoforte transcription.
Music: An Art and a Language|Walter Raymond Spalding
If he looked ahead he would see what we idiomatically know as his "finish."
The Conquest of Fear|Basil King
"Me either," said Mrs. Treacher, idiomatically, and bent over the basket.
Major Vigoureux|A. T. Quiller-Couch

Idiomatically, "the bores, the spoil-sports, or wet-blankets."
An Englishman in Paris|Albert D. (Albert Dresden) Vandam