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Linguistically flawed
Answer for the clue "Linguistically flawed ", 13 letters:
ungrammatical
Word definitions for ungrammatical in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. (context linguistics English) In violation of one or more of the rules and conventions of a language as defined by the grammar, resulting in unacceptable, or incorrect usage.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage [syn: ill-formed ] [ant: grammatical ]
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1650s, from un- (1) "not" + grammatical . Related: Ungrammatically .
Usage examples of ungrammatical.
His ungrammatical French was the fluidly sloppy get-along speech of an Anglophone who has made his home among French-speakers for a few months, not the half-African patois of the slave quarters.
Instead, he squinted his way through a dauntingly ungrammatical letter from someone who signed himself “yor luving grandson.