idiomatic

[ id-ee-uh-mat-ik ]

/ ˌɪd i əˈmæt ɪk /

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adjective

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 .

Origin of idiomatic

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

Auld lang syne” is Scottish-Gaelic for “old long since,” or, more idiomatically, “days gone by” or “time long past.
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It follows that we cannot conclude anything as to the origin of a tale from the fact that it is told idiomatically.
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The Guicowar speaks English well, not only correctly and fluently, but idiomatically.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
He laughed with pleasure and surprise at finding that he could still speak his native tongue quite fluently and idiomatically. '
Seven Men|Max Beerbohm

I had no idea how to render this idiomatically, but I knew that a room 20 ft. square contained 400 square feet.
If I May|A. A. Milne
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