ungrammatical

ungrammatical
/un'greuh mat"i keuhl/, adj.
grammatically incorrect or awkward; not conforming to the rules or principles of grammar or accepted usage: an ungrammatical sentence.
[1645-55; UN-1 + GRAMMATICAL]

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