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ungrammaticality

ungrammaticality noun: the state or quality of being ungrammatical.

Noun

ungrammaticality (countable and uncountable, plural ungrammaticalities)

  1. (uncountable) The state or quality of being ungrammatical.
    • Though the ungrammaticality of split verbs is an urban legend, it found its way into The Texas Law Review Manual on Style, which is the arbiter of usage for many law review journals.2009 January 22, Steven Pinker, “Oaf of Office”, in New York Times
  2. (countable) An ungrammatical statement or utterance.

Forms of ungrammaticality

pluralungrammaticalities

Origin of ungrammaticality

From ungrammatical + -ity.

Questions about ungrammaticality

What does ungrammaticality mean?
Ungrammaticality means the state or quality of being ungrammatical.
What part of speech is ungrammaticality?
Ungrammaticality is a noun.
What is the plural of ungrammaticality?
The plural of ungrammaticality is ungrammaticalities.

Words near ungrammaticality in the dictionary

  1. ungrammar
  2. ungrammared
  3. ungrammatic
  4. ungrammatical
  5. ungrammaticalities
  6. ungrammaticality
  7. ungrammaticalized
  8. ungrammatically
  9. ungrammaticalness
  10. ungrammaticism
  11. ungrammaticisms

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