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grammatically

grammatically

9 3.1
In a way that follows the rules of language
  • adverb
  • /ɡrəˈmætɪkli/
translation icon : gramaticalmente
  • The essay was well-structured and grammatically correct, making it easy to read.
  • grammatically correct
  • grammatically correct sentence
  • grammatically incorrect

The his means that it's a man or at least a masculine, grammatically masculine entity that owns the ring.

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Examples

  • In fact, many Germans speak more grammatically correct English than some of us do.

    Blog text (28)
  • Grammatically, this guy was an idiot, which sort of gives credence to the theory that one of the clerks he had fired actually wrote most of this guy's major opinions.

  • - Is it grammatically correct?

  • "Might have" means nothing grammatically.

  • It's not grammatically correct.

  • The stem and each of the four plausible alternatives should make for a grammatically correct sentence.

    Academic text (2004)
  • It's often the only way to write using the singular that's grammatically correct and not clunky.

    Blog text (19)
  • Hey, Hairy Scot: "The Scots tend to be more grammatically correct than the English."

    Blog text (31)
  • Accuracy measures consist of the number of grammatically correct utterances and the adequacy of cohesive devices produced in the narrative.

    Academic text (2013)
  • Facts must be accurate; prose must be clear, nonsexist, nonracist, and grammatically correct; subheads should promote ease of reading.

    Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

properly
vsgrammatically
686 1.0

To do something in the right way

focuses on strict language rules rather than general suitability
correctly
vsgrammatically
451 1.0

In the right way without making mistakes

focuses specifically on meeting the language rules rather than general accuracy
syntactically
vsgrammatically
  • Specialized
1 7.5

In a way that follows the normal order of words in a sentence

is about following all the language rules beyond just sentence structure

Antonyms

In a way that does not follow grammar rules

How Correctly

flawlessly
16 4.1
correctly
451 1.0
grammatically
9 3.1
incorrectly
57 1.7

Surface Forms

grammatically positive

Morphology

grammatically = grammatical (transparent) = grammar + ical + ly

Standard adjective-to-adverb conversion ('grammatical' + '-ly') where the adjective itself is transparently derived from 'grammar' with a familiar adjectival suffix.

Etymology

Grammatically comes from grammar, which long ago came from a word that meant 'letter' or 'writing'. So to do something grammatically is to follow the rules of language, the correct way to write or speak.