GRAMMATICAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does grammatical mean? 

• GRAMMATICAL (adjective)
  The adjective GRAMMATICAL has 2 senses:

1. of or pertaining to grammar

2. conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers

  Familiarity information: GRAMMATICAL used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GRAMMATICAL (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to grammar

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

grammatic; grammatical

Context example:

grammatical gender

Pertainym:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Derivation:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers

Synonyms:

grammatical; well-formed

Context example:

spoke in grammatical sentences

Antonym:

ungrammatical (not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage)

Derivation:

grammar (the branch of linguistics that deals with syntax and morphology (and sometimes also deals with semantics))

 Context examples 

I took four lessons, and then I stuck fast in a grammatical bog.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

To his great joy he discovered that his ear was becoming sensitive and that he was developing grammatical nerves.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

She spoke in rapid and fluent but very unconventional English, which, for the sake of clearness, I will make grammatical.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

There were not merely no grammatical errors, but as a composition it would not have disgraced a gentleman; the language, though plain, was strong and unaffected, and the sentiments it conveyed very much to the credit of the writer.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

Martin looking at her averted face, knowing that all he had to do was to reach out his hand and pluck her, fell to pondering whether, after all, there was any real worth in refined, grammatical English, and, so, forgot to reply to her.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)