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countersyntactic

countersyntactic adjective: failing to conform to the syntax of a language.

Adjective

countersyntactic (comparative more countersyntactic, superlative most countersyntactic)

  1. Failing to conform to the syntax of a language.
    Synonyms:
    ungrammatical

Synonyms of countersyntactic

Forms of countersyntactic

comparativemore countersyntactic
superlativemost countersyntactic

Questions about countersyntactic

What does countersyntactic mean?
Countersyntactic means failing to conform to the syntax of a language.
What part of speech is countersyntactic?
Countersyntactic is an adjective.

Words near countersyntactic in the dictionary

  1. counterswore
  2. countersworn
  3. counterswung
  4. countersynod
  5. countersynods
  6. countersyntactic
  7. countertactic
  8. countertactics
  9. countertallies
  10. countertally
  11. countertariff

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