ungrammaticality

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English

Etymology

From ungrammatical +‎ -ity.

Noun

ungrammaticality (countable and uncountable, plural ungrammaticalities)

  1. The state or quality of being ungrammatical.
    • 2009 January 22, Steven Pinker, “Oaf of Office”, in New York Times:
      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.