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ill-formed

ill-formed \ill-formed\ adj. 1. (Grammar) not grammatical; ungrammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage. Opposite of grammatical.

Syn: ungrammatical.

WordNet
ill-formed

adj. not grammatical; not conforming to the rules of grammar or accepted usage [syn: ungrammatical] [ant: grammatical]

Usage examples of "ill-formed".

To lie about it, because the Pythagorean religion could not encompass something as ill-formed, as unlocatable as this.

The rounded head possessed ill-formed ear shells, a faint depression where a mouth ought to be.