1 grammatical | Definition of grammatical

grammatical

adjective
gram·​mat·​i·​cal | \ grə-ˈma-ti-kəl How to pronounce grammatical (audio) \

Definition of grammatical

1 : of or relating to grammar
2 : conforming to the rules of grammar a grammatical sentence

Keep scrolling for more

Other Words from grammatical

grammaticality \ grə-​ˌma-​tə-​ˈka-​lə-​tē How to pronounce grammaticality (audio) \ noun
grammatically \ grə-​ˈma-​ti-​k(ə-​)lē How to pronounce grammatically (audio) \ adverb
grammaticalness \ grə-​ˈma-​ti-​kəl-​nəs How to pronounce grammaticalness (audio) \ noun

Examples of grammatical in a Sentence

That sentence is not grammatical.

Recent Examples on the Web

The original resume was full of typos and grammatical errors, according to the SEC settlement. — Renae Merle, Washington Post, "‘We must do it’: Deutsche Bank allegedly hired children of Russian, Chinese officials to win work," 26 Aug. 2019 Steven Pinker, a professor of linguistics, reckons a conservative estimate of the number of grammatical, 20-word sentences a human might produce is at least a hundred million trillion—far more than the number of grains of sand on Earth. — The Economist, "A new book spells out the magic of language," 22 Aug. 2019

These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'grammatical.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

See More

First Known Use of grammatical

1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for grammatical

see grammar

Keep scrolling for more

Keep scrolling for more

More Definitions for grammatical

grammatical

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of grammatical

: of or relating to grammar
: following the rules of grammar

grammatical

adjective
gram·​mat·​i·​cal | \ grə-ˈma-ti-kəl How to pronounce grammatical (audio) \

Kids Definition of grammatical

: of, relating to, or following the rules of grammar

Other Words from grammatical

grammatically adverb

Keep scrolling for more

More from Merriam-Webster on grammatical

Spanish Central: Translation of grammatical

Nglish: Translation of grammatical for Spanish Speakers

Britannica English: Translation of grammatical for Arabic Speakers

×

You're never
too cool to learn something new.

Sign up for our Word of the Day
daily newsletter!